Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Planning Permission: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the use of Special Development Orders for private sector development which does not engage matters of national security.
Answer: Special Development Orders are a long-established part of the planning system. Each case is considered on its individual merits. The government has no plans to change this approach.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has provided to local authorities on (a) spending Community Infrastructure Levy receipts, (b) deriving related interest from unspent funds and (c) how such inte
Answer: My Department has published guidance on CIL which includes how receipts should be spent. The guidance, which is available gov.uk here, makes clear that charging authorities should work closely with county councils in setting priorities for how CIL receipt...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 June 2025 on Simplified Local Leadership Structures, HCWS736, through what legislative means the committee system will be abolished.
Answer: The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, introduced to the House of Commons on 10 July 2025, makes provision to change the available governance arrangements for councils in England, by amending the Local Government Act 2000 to remove the com...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 62598 on Right to Buy Scheme, what estimate she has made of the number of Right to Buy sales per year following those further re
Answer: Preliminary modelling of the effects of lowering percentage discounts and extending the qualifying tenancy period for the Right to Buy indicates that sales could fall to c.1,000 homes per year in the short run. This estimate is based on early analysis and...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications have been made to the Building Safety Regulator since 4 July 2024; and how many of those (a) were approved, (b) were rejected and (c) are awaiting Gateway (
Answer: The table below shows number of building control approval applications received by the BSR and how many of those where approved, rejected, and are awaiting approval, for both Gateway 2 and 3, since 4 July 2024. Decision MadeGateway 2Gateway 3Grand TotalAp...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64625 on Electoral Register: Young People, whether political parties were consulted.
Answer: Pursuant to the answer given to Question UIN 64625 on 8 July 2025, the government was elected on a manifesto commitment to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections. We are committed to act during this Parliament to do so – in turn stre...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AfricaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2025, published on 26 June 2025, what t
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister did not use hotel accommodation during this visit.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has provided to local planning authorities on whether a reserved matters planning application can be rejected on the principle of development establi
Answer: The government have published no such guidance. Guidance relating to outline planning permission and approval of reserved matters is set out in Planning Practice Guidance on making an application which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has produced guidance on the political restrictions of the deputy mayors of the (a) Greater London Authority and (b) combined authority mayors.
Answer: The department has not published guidance on the political restrictions of the deputy mayors of the Greater London Authority, or the deputy mayors appointed by combined authority mayors.Officers working in local government are subject to the Local Governm...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to merge Homes England into her Department.
Answer: There are no plans to merge Homes England into MHCLG.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of planning paperwork for new build (a) homes and (b) flats.
Answer: On 28 May 2025, the government published the Planning Reform Working Paper: Reforming Site Thresholds (which can be found on gov.uk here) which sought views on taking a gradated approach to the planning system, removing and streamlining disproportionate r...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new definition of Islamophobia will be adopted by the police for (a) the recording of non-hate crime incidents and (b) deciding whether to prosecute an individual for
Answer: The Government established an independent Working Group to advise the Government on a definition of Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim hatred. Should the Government accept the recommendations of the Working Group, the definition used will be non-statutory. It will ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58732 on Members: Correspondence, for what reason a response to the correspondence has been delayed.
Answer: The former Deputy Prime Minister is no longer in post.
Answered 10 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Future Homes Standard will permit (a) air conditioning and (b) air to air reversible heat pumps in (i) new build and (ii) refurbished dwellings.
Answer: Under the Future Homes Standard (FHS), which will apply to new builds only, new homes will be required to be built with low carbon heating. We do not mandate specific technologies in the Building Regulations and so we expect a range of different types of ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 64190 on Unitary Councils: Cambridgeshire, whether the same timetable will apply to other proposed new unitary councils with (a)
Answer: The government is committed to ending two-tier local government in England and moving to a single tier of local government in all parts of the country as soon as practicable. This will create simpler structures for the public, strengthen disjointed servic...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to publish reports by the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred and Islamophobia.
Answer: As noted in the Terms of Reference, the advice provided to government by the independent Working Group will be private. Once the Government has had time to review the advice, it will consider its next steps.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBrent: Town TwinningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the London Borough of Brent on Brent’s proposal to twin with the city of the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
Answer: I refer my hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 67392 on 21 July 2025.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend nationally described space standards for flats.
Answer: The government has no plans to change the Nationally Described Space Standard at this time.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Air ConditioningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what restrictions exist on installing air conditioning under the (a) planning regime and (b) building regulations regime in new build dwellings.
Answer: The Building Regulations are set in performance terms, to provide developers with the flexibility to select the most appropriate solutions for their developments. Part O of the regulations ensures that new residential buildings are built to mitigate the r...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requiring consideration of embodied carbon in new buildings on the viability of new build development.
Answer: We have recently published research to improve understanding of embodied carbon in new buildings and the data currently available. The aim of publishing is for this research is to help inform discussions about potential impacts, including on the viability...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Smoking: BusesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the powers for councils to issue fines for vaping and smoking relating to buses will be subject to (a) non-statutory and (b) statutory guidance on the issue of the bye-law powers.
Answer: The government will work with Local Transport Authorities and other stakeholders to determine how byelaws should be made and enforced, and what specific guidance is required.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBats: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the nature mitigation mechanisms in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the use of bat tunnels in new developments.
Answer: The government is confident that the Nature Restoration Fund proposed in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill provides a mechanism to avoid the kind of expensive intervention epitomised by the Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure and instead drive mea...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 proposals on levels of (a) council tax and (b) funding of local authorities in (i)
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for setting council tax levels. The Spending Review set out government’s intention to maintain the 3% core council tax referendum principle and a 2% principle for the adult social care precept to protect taxpayers from ex...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the budget is of the Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme in the 2025-26 financial year; what its terms of reference are; and whether local authorities will be requir
Answer: The Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme made awards to Local Authorities in the 2024-25 financial year. There are no plans to run the Programme again in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62262 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, whether her Department has provided guidance to local authorities on statutory over
Answer: As per the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62262 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, this government recognises the pressures local authorities are facing because of their Dedicated School Grant (DSG) deficits and that the extension to the DSG Statut...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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