Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Water Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the source of revenue to fund social tariffs under Section 13 of the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 is; and whether costs will be imposed (a) directly and (b) indirectly on the
Answer: This Government is working with industry to ensure that eligible customers across the country get the support to which they are entitled.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ConsumptionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average water usage per household is in volume terms by number of (a) bedrooms and (b) occupants.
Answer: This information is publicly available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-resources-2023-2024-analysis-of-the-water-industrys-annual-water-resources-performance/water-resources-2023-2024-analysis-of-the-water-industrys-annual-water-reso...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the change in average household water bills on a family home in England in cash terms between (a) 2025 and (b) 2030; and what proportion of this change is
Answer: For too long, investment has not kept pace with the challenges of an ageing infrastructure system, a rapidly growing population and climate change. It is Ofwat's responsibility to independently scrutinise water company business plans and ensure that the p...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Water Commission: Water UKDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Water UK’s response to the Independent Water Commission’s Call for Evidence, April 2025.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, as set out in the Commissi...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to update the 20mph zone guidance for England.
Answer: We have no current plans to revise Setting Local Speed Limits. We believe that traffic authorities are best placed to decide where lower limits will be effective on the roads for which they are responsible, and that consultation and community support shou...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51391 on Water Charges, whether he plans to provide (a) guidance and (b) directions on innovative tariffs.
Answer: As set out in the previous answer, as the water regulator, Ofwat regulates the charging trials by issuing rules that require companies to set fair charges for all customers, and to ensure all trials are consistent with good practice principles.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57657More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission has issued guidance on whether a government department can be a permissible donor.
Answer: A government department is not a permissible donor. However, political parties can receive public funds from government departments. The Commission’s guidance on permissibility states that any payment received by a political party out of public funds is r...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: Absent VotingSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57656More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of valid votes were cast by overseas electors, by Parliamentary constituency in the 2024 general election.
Answer: Due to the secrecy of the ballot, it is not possible to distinguish if a valid vote was cast by an overseas elector.The Commission has published data, where it could be provided by Returning Officers, on the proportion of overseas electors issued with a p...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear FusionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Appendix 2 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill Impact Assessment, Annex 1: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects reform, what the target date is for the publica
Answer: The Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on a Fusion Energy National Policy Statement EN-8 soon. Further details will be available in due course.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: IslamophobiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025, to Question 52267, on DESNZ: Islamophobia, if he will publish the training material and handouts produced for the training and awareness session.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not publish training materials as these resources are intended for internal use only. All training events are run in accordance with the Civil Service code.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: IslamophobiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52267 on DESNZ: Islamophobia, what definition of Islamophobia was used in the training session.
Answer: The training and awareness session was delivered by the Anti-Islamophobia Working Group as an external provider. The material from the session is owned by the provider and therefore we cannot share the content due to commercial sensitivity.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRepossession Orders: Private Rented HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 52265 on Repossession Orders: Private Rented Housing, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill on court waiting times for
Answer: As with any piece of legislation, the Government works across Departments to assess the impact. We continue to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to assess and agree the impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill on the ju...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVerian: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57282More
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, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, if she will publish the specification of the res
Answer: The report for the research in question is being finalised. We intend to publish this in due course, in line with departmental policy, including details of the research objectives and methodology.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Valuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57281More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the merger of the Valuation Office Agency into HM Revenue and Customs on (a) Ministerial accountability and (b) the ability of Ministers to amend valuation pra
Answer: Moving the VOA’s functions into HMRC will strengthen direct accountability to Ministers, helping to improve the experience of taxpayers and businesses and support the delivery of the government's commitments to reform business rates and modernise the tax ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57280More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how local government restructuring scores on public (a) spending and (b) borrowing.
Answer: Any changes to local government spending as a result of local government reorganisation will be reflected in the OBR forecast via estimates of local authority self-financed expenditure, with associated impacts on overall fiscal metrics, including public s...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the upfront cost to the public purse of local government restructuring and (b) the configuration of unitary restructuring necessary
Answer: We have no estimate of the upfront cost of reorganisation. As set out in my answers to Question UIN 31960 answered on 3 March 2025, and Question UIN 48973 answered on 8 May 2025, the upfront costs of local government reorganisation will be a matter for lo...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) which water companies are planning to trial seasonal water tariffs and (b) the timetables for those trials.
Answer: All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030. A list of all current and planned trials is publicly available on Ofwat’s website, which can be found here.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) metered and (b) unmetered households can refuse the installation of a water smart meter.
Answer: Smart metering is essential for Government water demand reduction targets. Defra has set out, through its regulators, that it expects water companies to uphold their commitment to halve leakage by 2050, through smart metering as part of the statutory wate...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51132 on Water Charges, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rollout of (a) progressive water metering or rising
Answer: The Government supports innovative approaches aiming to make bills more affordable for their customers. Defra are not conducting separate assessments. Ofwat regulates the trials by requiring companies to ensure all trials are consistent with good practice...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets have been set by (a) his Department and (b) Ofwat on rolling out residential water smart meters between 2025 and 2030; and how smart meters are funded.
Answer: Smart metering is essential for Government water demand reduction targets. Defra has set out, through its regulators, that it expects water companies to uphold their commitment to halve leakage by 2050, through smart metering as part of the statutory wate...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which water companies are planning to trial progressive or rising block water tariffs, and to what timetables, according to the latest information held by (a) Ofwat and (b) his Departm
Answer: All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030. A list of all current and planned trials is publicly available on Ofwat’s website, which can be found here.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and MarkingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the operation of the arrangements in relation to the implementation of Section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 on
Answer: My Department continues to monitor the implementation of s.81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Reform of planning committees: technical consultation, published on 28 May 2025, whether the Full Council of a local authority will be
Answer: As set out in the technical consultation on reform of planning committees published on 28 May 2025, all applications in Tier A would be delegated to planning officers. However, Question 5 asks for views on whether there should be a mechanism to bring a Ti...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance entitled Sensitive information in planning applications have been used for the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in
Answer: There is no direction under section 321 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in force in respect of this case.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51872 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants, how many staff are in a redeployment position in
Answer: The department does not hold this information.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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