Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Political Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68415More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 59356 on Political Parties: Finance, whether political parties can accept the don
Answer: Political parties may only accept donations, including donations in kind of research services, from permissible sources. However, there are currently no restrictions on where donors themselves raise funds. The Commission has highlighted this weakness in t...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68414More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 64449 on Electoral Commission: Finance, what is the business case for increasing t
Answer: The main driver is spend related to a UK General Election. The figures referenced in Question 64449 were shared with HM Treasury and our funding parliaments as an overall estimate for the Commission’s spending over the next five years, prior to the Commis...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Public PlacesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Public Health England guidance entitled Use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces, published in July 2016, whether it remains his policy to treat vaping differently
Answer: Our health advice is clear that whilst vapes can be an effective quit aid for adult smokers, children and adult non-smokers should never vape. The evidence on second-hand vaping is still developing and whilst the harm will be lower than smoking, the degre...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFast FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 54908 on Fast Food, whether sandwiches for consumption off the premises are deemed to be fast food.
Answer: In February 2025, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities published data on fast food outlets per 100,000 population. In this analysis, fast food was described as “food that is energy dense and available quickly, usually via a counter service, a...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Bus ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of banning vaping at outdoor bus stops.
Answer: Our health advice is clear that whilst vapes can be an effective quit aid for adult smokers, children and adult non-smokers should never vape. The evidence on second-hand vaping is still developing and whilst the harm will be lower than smoking, the degre...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic, published on 29 June 2025, whether he has had discussions with the hospitality sector o
Answer: As we set out in our 10-Year Health Plan, we will take decisive action on the obesity crisis, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever.Businesses, including in the restaurant sector, have tol...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Studios: BedfordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45662 on Universal Studios: Bedfordshire, what her planned timetable is for publishing this information.
Answer: The Government is following due process and will publish further information later this year.
Answered 18 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2025 to Question 59791 on Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Housing Investment Programmes, whether (a) her Department and (b) Homes England
Answer: I am not aware of any recent engagements between my Department or Homes England with Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi United Group regarding housing development in Greater Manchester.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average increase in (a) town and (b) parish precepts in council areas that have undergone unitary restructuring.
Answer: The Department does not hold information specifically on the average increase in town and parish precepts in council areas that have undergone unitary restructuring. However, data on town and parish precept levels are published each year and can be access...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Outcomes Framework published on 3 July 2025, what metrics will be used to measure (a) flood protection, (b) anti-social behaviour, (c) biod
Answer: MHCLG’s call for feedback for the Local Government Outcomes Framework sets out our approach to developing the placeholder metrics in question gov.uk Local Government Outcomes Framework: Call for feedback.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 45 of Annex 10 of the Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether the requirement for 374,000 net additions per year from 2027
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 55284 on 10 June 2025.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62406 on Social Rented Housing: Finance, whether targets have been set for the number of homes that will (a) started and (b) com
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68403More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to retain Small Business Rates Relief at its current level for the duration of this Parliament.
Answer: Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) is available to businesses with a single property with a rateable value (RV) below the threshold of £15,000. If a business expands to a second property, it retains SBRR on the first property for 12 months. Following that,...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: London AllowanceCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67923More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60496 on Civil Servants: London Allowance, what is the policy Cabinet Office policy on whether junior civil servants in his Department receiving London weightin
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer on 3 July 2025 (PQ 63008).Pay arrangements, including those for London, are delegated to each department. The Cabinet Office does not have a London Weighting Allowance. There are separate London and National pay ranges...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Energy Performance CertificatesCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67922More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63624 on Admiralty House: Energy Performance Certificates, if he will place the three EPCs for the Admiralty House flats in the Library.
Answer: Where a building has an EPC the information on EPC ratings can be found at https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate/Admiralty-House.
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67921More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 64772 on Public Appointments: Council of the Nations and Regions, who is now undertaking the responsibilities that were previously assigned to the Envoy for the
Answer: The Council facilitates partnership working between the UK Government, Devolved Governments, the Mayor of London, and Mayors of Combined Authorities and Mayors of Combined County Authorities.The Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wale...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63031 on Asylum: Private Rented Housing, whether community cohesion is a material consideration when assessing the suitability of a local area for asy
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 8 July in response to Question 63031.
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63031 on Asylum: Private Rented Housing, whether her Department provides guidance on the factors that should be assessed when determining the suitabil
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 8 July in response to Question 63031.
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FranchisesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the financial (a) risk and (b) cost to councils of controlling bus franchising.
Answer: As part of the bus franchising process, local transport authorities (LTAs) must develop a robust assessment of all elements of a move to franchising. This assessment requires LTAs to demonstrate a financial and economic case for franchising in their area ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 2 July 2025 on Social and Affordable Housing Renewal, HCWS771, if she will publish the full public sector equality duty assessment unde
Answer: The government’s response to the Right to Buy consultation published on 2 July included a Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) assessment. This can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67916More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether transitional relief in the 2026 business rates revaluation will be funded by (a) the Exchequer, (b) higher multipliers, and (c) downward phasing.
Answer: The Government provides transitional relief to support ratepayers seeing large bill increases as a result of revaluations. Only once we understand the complete 2026 revaluation picture will the Government be in a position to make final decisions, at Budge...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has published on the maximum of deputy mayors that may be appointed by the (a) Greater London Authority and (b) combined authority mayors; and whethe
Answer: The maximum number of deputy mayors for the Greater London Authority (GLA), combined authorities, or combined county authorities is set out in relevant legislation – that being the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the Local Democracy, Economic Developme...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Playing FieldsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for the disposal of school playing fields her Department has (a) approved and (b) rejected by (i) school and (ii) local authority since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The department has interpreted disposal in this context to mean the freehold sale, grant of a long-term lease of 30 years or more or appropriation of playing field land to another local authority use.A register of decisions to dispose of school playing fi...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with her (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish counterpart on the risk of foreign interference in the political process from hostile actors under provisions
Answer: As pledged in our manifesto, we are strengthening the rules around donations to political parties. We have published our gov.uk ‘Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections’ which sets out a number of reforms we are making to strengthen rules on political do...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: TrainingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Reform of planning committees: technical consultation, published on 28 May 2025, whether the mandatory training for plann
Answer: The content of mandatory training for members of planning committees will be set through regulation. We will engage with the sector on details of the training and will publish further details in due course.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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