Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Motor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) collating and (b) publishing how much Vehicle Excise Duty is collected by local authority area.
Answer: Information on how much Vehicle Excise Duty is collected by local authority area, is not held. Significant technical changes would be needed to capture and maintain such data and there are no plans to do so.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReturning OfficersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 47263 on Returning Officers, whether she provides guidance to local authorities on whether Electoral (a) Returning Officers and (
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 41457 on 3 April 2025.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Management: BirminghamDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45683 on Waste Management: Birmingham, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) assessments provided by the Environment Agency as p
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has been a core member of the multi-agency response from the outset. This has not required the production of any risk assessments or written advice in connection with the ongoing incident. The EA is committed to the ongoing sup...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he plans to de-designate the Swanscombe Peninsula Site of Special Scientific Interest to allow housebuilding previously planned for the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.
Answer: Section 28D of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 provides the legal framework for denotification of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). If Natural England’s opinion is that an SSSI (or part of an SSSI) is no longer of special interest e.g. b...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLancashire Combined County Authority: MayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if there will be a mayoral election for Lancashire County Combined Authority in May 2026.
Answer: We are continuing to work with Lancashire Combined County Authority to deepen their existing devolution agreement and, dependent on their ongoing governance review, we will explore a path towards mayoral devolution for the region.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a copy of the Section 106 agreement that was submitted to the planning inquiry for the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 45663 on 29 April 2025.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford Growth Commission: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence on the appointment of the Oxford Growth Commission Chair, published on 12 May 2025, whether the Chair is remunerated; and if she
Answer: I can confirm that the Chair of the newly formed Oxford Growth Commission (OGC) has been appointed as a direct ministerial appointment and will be remunerated.Direct ministerial appointments such as the Chair of the OGC are not regulated public appointmen...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: FlagsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what county flags have been flown from her Department's headquarters in Marsham Street since 4 July 2024.
Answer: No historic county flags have been flown over the Department’s headquarters in Marsham Street since 4 July 2024. The decision was taken to give English counties more prominence and status by moving from the department offices to the Houses of Parliament, ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on whether changes to minimum energy performance standards for the private rented sector will apply to fixed-term accommodation for irregul
Answer: The Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation closed on 2nd May and we are currently reviewing responses and the evidence submitted. Whether accommodation falls ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether interested parties will be able to submit written representations on the proposed Chinese Embassy to the Secretary of State after the planning inspector’s report has been
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51399 on 19 May 2025.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she intends to lay regulations to commence the substantive provisions in section 113 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 on Power to decline to determine applic
Answer: On 25 May, the government launched a technical consultation on implementing measures to improve the transparency of build rates from new residential development, which includes proposals to implement provisions in section 113 of the LURA on the power to d...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLand: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the amount of (a) Metropolitan Open Land and (b) Green Belt land in Greater London, broken down by (i) electoral ward and (ii) division.
Answer: Metropolitan Open Land is a local designation used by the Mayor of London in his London Plan. Policy relating to the designation, as well as the current extent of Metropolitan Open Land, is entirely a matter for the Mayor. The Department does not hold dat...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what work Innovate UK has undertaken in relation to (a) cyber-security and (b) cyber-physical infrastructure in the last five years.
Answer: Innovate UK have delivered a number of programmes and grants relating to cyber security and cyber-physical infrastructure over the past five years. A comprehensive list can be found below. These initiatives represent a significant investment in the cyber ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: SexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38621 on Combined Authorities, if she will make it her departmental policy to ask for sex not gender in future consultations.
Answer: We will be guided by the revised EHRC Code of Practice when it becomes available.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the scheduled local council elections in Essex in 2026 will be (a) postponed and (b) cancelled.
Answer: There are no plans to postpone local elections in 2026. The government’s starting point is for all elections to go ahead unless there is strong justification.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of metropolitan open land there are in each local authority in Greater London; and whether there is an (a) electronic and (b) hard copy map of metropolitan open
Answer: Metropolitan Open Land is a local designation used by the Mayor of London in his London Plan. Policy relating to the designation, as well as the current extent of Metropolitan Open Land, is entirely a matter for the Mayor. The Department does not hold dat...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution has policy responsibilities to help tackle grooming gangs.
Answer: The Home Office are leading the Government’s work to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Minister for Local Government and English Devolution does not have specific responsibilities in this regard, but is responsible for local government finan...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: StatisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the accredited official statistics entitled Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2023 to 2024, published on 5 December 2024, whether these statist
Answer: The local authority green belt statistics publication issued by my Department does not include figures for metropolitan open land.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local billing authorities on whether a second homes council tax premium can be applied where a person claims a job-related second ho
Answer: The government has published guidance on the implementation of council tax premiums and exceptions. This guidance sets out there is a mandatory exception from the second home premium for dwellings which are job-related, or where the person concerned is li...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPicketingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 48445 on Picketing, whether there is a statutory basis for the six person limit in the Code of Practice on Picketing, published in March 2024.
Answer: There is no statutory limit on the number of people attending a picket. The Code of Practice on Picketing, which is issued by the Secretary of State under section 203 Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, recommends a 6 person limit a...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: Police and Crime CommissionersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether proposed (a) combined authority and (b) county combined authority mayors will take on the roles and duties of Police and Crime Commissioners where the boundaries of those
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed combined authority mayor for Suffolk and Norfolk will have policing powers.
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: Police and Crime CommissionersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on whether incumbent Police and Crime Commissioners can stand for election to be (a) combined authority and (b) county combined authority
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the number of social housing tenants in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each local authority in England who were born outside the United Kin
Answer: People are generally eligible for social housing if they have leave to remain in the UK and have recourse to public funds. The Home Office decides whether persons from abroad have leave to remain in the UK and whether they have recourse to public funds.On...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: CostsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53088More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Electoral Commission holds on the average cost to local authorities for holding (a) Parliamentary and (b) local
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not hold data on the average cost to local authorities for holding elections. Local authorities are responsible for managing the costs of elections within their area and hold their own local data. The cost of conducting UK pa...
Answered 22 May 2025
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