Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Tony BlairMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54904 on Tony Blair, whether she has held any discussions on government policy with Tony Blair.
Answer: As per Question UIN 54904 answered on 9 June 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister attended a Q&A event with Tony Blair. There have been no further official engagements between the Deputy Prime Minister and Tony Blair.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHistoric Environment RecordsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025to Question 54202 on Historic Environment Records, which sections of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 her Department (a) intends, (
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 17127 on 7 January 2025. We are giving consideration to how we implement those LURA provisions which support our growth objectives and will provide updates in due course.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on offering loans to property (a) companies and (b) developers.
Answer: It is for local authorities to determine their own capital strategies given they are best placed to understand local needs and are accountable to the local electorate.In doing so, local authorities have a duty to comply with the Prudential Framework and m...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether expenditure on (a) swift bricks and (b) bee houses and biomes for new-build homes can be counted towards biodiversity net gain units.
Answer: No, expenditure on swift bricks, bee houses and bee biomes cannot be counted towards biodiversity net gain (BNG) units which must be calculated using the main Statutory BNG metric or the small sites version of it.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from London Councils on the shortfall in compensatory funding to London boroughs for the increase in employer National Insurance contribu
Answer: The department actively encouraged representations from stakeholder bodies, including London Councils, as part of the provisional 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement consultation in December last year. The department has continued to engage with s...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role the Government plays in the setting of municipal parking fines for (a) off-street and (b) on-street parking in England outside London.
Answer: Local authorities are empowered by law to decide on appropriate parking arrangements, within the legal framework provided by the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA). In England (excluding Greater London), penalty charges are set by enforcement authorities u...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Second HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55308 on Council Tax: Second Homes, what the reference numbers are for each of the Valuation Tribunal cases relating to (a) coun
Answer: The Valuation Tribunal Service offer an online search engine which the hon Member may use to search any appeals relating to council tax liability, the second homes premium or second homes more broadly. This is available on gov.uk here.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52812 on Affordable Housing, what her definition of a generation is.
Answer: In line with common usage, a generation is taken to mean around 25 years.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May 2025 to Question 52712 on Local Government: Elections, whether the proposed abolition of a council would meet the criteria.
Answer: If the Secretary of State decides to implement a council’s proposal for unitary local government, secondary legislation, which will be subject to Parliamentary approval, will be required to abolish existing councils, establish new structures and make tran...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Impact AssessmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 51874 on Planning Permissions: Impact Assessment, if she will publish the equality impact assessment produced for each of the ch
Answer: There is no legal duty to publish equality impact assessments. The impact assessments relating to revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December 2024 can be found here. The Secretary of State complied with her public sector equality du...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AtkinsRéalisMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to AtkinsRéalis UK Limited,
Answer: The contract with AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is for the audit of the government approved accreditation schemes who have the responsibility for maintaining the quality of energy performance certificates. This contract provides assurance that the requirements ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AtkinsRéalisMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED
Answer: £99,053.21 was paid in March for works completed in February 2025 for professional services rendered in connection to the Client Side Support provision for the Building Safety Fund and ACM programmes. CSSPs support applicants by providing technical advice...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton of 21 May 2025.
Answer: The department aims to respond to correspondence within 20 working days.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37222 on Parking: Regulation, for what reason her Department's consultation entitled Private parking code of practice: call fo
Answer: Following Judicial Review challenges form the parking industry in 2022, former Government temporarily withdrew the Private Parking Code of Practice to review the levels of private parking charges and additional fee caps. As part of that review my departme...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023, whether she plans to publish a consultation on revising guidance on the public’s right to challenge local authority
Answer: Local traffic authorities in England are responsible for providing on-street parking facilities ensuring that their parking strategy takes account of transport and planning policies to meet the needs of various road users. They have an explicit duty under...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionAttorney GeneralTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58703More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has appointed a special advocate in relation to the Chinese Embassy called-in planning application and public inquiry.
Answer: The Attorney General has not been asked to appoint a special advocate.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ResearchMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, if she will publish the research commissioned from the
Answer: The Centre for Homelessness were commissioned to undertake a programme of ‘Test and Learn’ trials and a systems-wide evaluation of homelessness and rough sleeping.The principles guiding the government’s publication and release of social research can be fo...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious FreedomMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to support the freedom to pray.
Answer: Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right, and one which underpins many of the others. Any individual or group is free to express and practice religion, views and beliefs, but they have a duty to behave responsibly and to respect other p...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: LichfieldsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the her Department's publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the goods or services commissioned from Nat
Answer: Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd is providing technical planning advice relating to a small number of planning decisions to be taken by the Department.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local planning authorities on ensuring (a) Section 106 and (b) Community Infrastructure Levy revenues are spent; and what requirements
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 97 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 7 February 2025, what criteria are used to designate a town centre.
Answer: Town centres are defined in the National Planning Policy Framework Annex 2: Glossary.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record23red: ContractsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, for what services her Department paid 23 RED Limited for
Answer: The New Towns Taskforce delivered a series of public engagement events in existing new towns to understand from those with lived experience the legacy of the post-war new towns. 23 RED Limited provided event management services for these events. Findings ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has issued a direction under section 321 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in relation to the Chinese Embassy planning application.
Answer: There is no direction under section 321 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in force in respect of this case.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's document entitled Remote attendance and proxy voting in local authorities: consultation results and government response, published on 5 June 20
Answer: We stated in gov.uk here that we plan to require all principal councils in England to introduce proxy voting schemes for full council meetings. We also stated that for all other meetings, proxy voting may be used but will not be required, and that substit...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWaverley Borough Council: Community Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations her Department has received on collection practices for the Community Infrastructure Levy by Waverley Borough Council.
Answer: My Department has received correspondence concerning the imposition of Community Infrastructure Levy charges by various levy charging authorities, including Waverley Borough Council. We are keeping the issues highlighted in this correspondence under revie...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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