Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Cryptocurrencies: Capital Gains TaxTreasuryTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129858More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether a donation of cryptocurrency to a (a) political party and (b) regulated donee creates a capital gains tax liability for the donor.
Answer: HMRC has not published specific guidance on the donation of cryptoassets to political parties or regulated donees.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonTreasuryTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129857More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120381 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Chief Secretary to the Treasury discussed the exit payment with (a) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (b)
Answer: I did not have any discussions with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office or 10 Downing Street on this issue.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Services: Fringe BenefitsTreasuryTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129836More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether the provision of advice on tax matters by an employer in relation to matters not connected to employment is a benefit in kind.
Answer: The general rules for employment-related benefits are set out in HMRC’s guidance at: www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim20020
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMorgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129835More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether the former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister backed up official Government information on his personal phones through the Apple iCloud service.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129834More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) civil servant and (b) Minister (i) has occupied and (ii) is occupying any of the official Ministerial residences in Admiralty House since September 2025.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129833More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics team provided a substantive report on allegations made about the conduct of the former Parl
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129832More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether any staff involved with the Humble Address also undertook due diligence on Lord Mandelson.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: UpratingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has considered reducing the cost through alternative methods of
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129184More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question HL15096 on Labour Together, whether (a) special advisers and (b) civil servants are required to record their engagement with Labour Together, where such engage
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129183More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information and documentation provided by the hon. Member for Makerfield to (a) the Cabinet Office PET team and (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Statements
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129182More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the point of order by the Right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 60, on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, what communic
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129181More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether Cabinet Office staff who previously worked with Labour Together recused themselves from involvement with the Cabinet
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAngela RaynerCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129180More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the former Deputy Prime Minister (the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne) will publish a tax return for the period of time that she was Deputy Prime Minister for the 2024-25 tax year.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129179More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether there is a memorandum of understanding between the Electoral Commission and the House of Commons on the reporting and enforc
Answer: The Electoral Commission has a memorandum of understanding with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, which outlines how the two reporting regimes operate in a way which reduces the administrative burden on MPs. The Commission regularly reviews ho...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectionsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129178More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether there is a memorandum of understanding between the Electoral Commission and the Metropolitan Police on electoral law enforce
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not have a memorandum of understanding with the Metropolitan Police. It works closely with police forces to support them in their understanding of electoral law.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: CampaignsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129177More
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 March 2026 to Question 118899 on Elections: Campaigns, whether the Electoral Commission has made an ass
Answer: The Electoral Commission has not made such an assessment.There are no requirements in law on the language of imprints. Campaigners may wish to produce campaign material in other languages to reach voters whose first language is not English. The purpose of...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolling Stations: Religious BuildingsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129176More
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 March 2026 to Question 118900 on Polling Stations: Religious Buildings, what advice the Electoral Commi
Answer: The Commission provides guidance to Returning Officers on identifying suitable polling station venues. This includes evaluating the suitability of the polling stations that are available for use in the appropriate electoral areas.The Commission has recent...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolling Stations: Religious BuildingsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129175More
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 March 2026 to Question 118900 on Polling Stations: Religious Buildings, whether the Electoral Commissio
Answer: Individual local authorities are responsible for designating polling places. The Electoral Commission does not hold a central list of polling stations.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129174More
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 March 2026 to Question 118895 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance the Electoral Commission has
Answer: Commercial transactions may be sponsorship, if the purpose of the payment can reasonably be seen to be to help the members association meet the costs of an event, publication, or research study. For example, a payment for advertising at an event run by a ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsLeader of the HouseTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129162More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to HM Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee, WRP0015, published 28 January 2026, paragraph 29, what steps is the Leader of the House taking to address the inconsistencies on the approach to writt
Answer: It is a matter for individual departments to determine how to respond to parliamentary questions from Members.The Guide to Parliamentary Work (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work), published by my office, s...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: Dual JobholdingLeader of the HouseTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129161More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119365 on Members: Dual Jobholding, whether he plans to amend the House of Commons Code of Conduct to ban hon. Members taking secondary employment through speakers’ bureau
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to his question 119365.I look forward to working with the Committee on Standards as it continues its inquiry into MPs’ employment and outside interests.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWritten QuestionsLeader of the HouseTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129160More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee, WRP0015, published 28 January 2026, paragraph 14, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the quality of answers received on the numbe
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to paragraphs 15-18 of the Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee (WRP0015).The quality of answers provided to Members is of equal importance to the timeliness of the response. However, the Government notes the signific...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: IncreasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the legislative framework governing employer consent requirements in relation to discretionary increases in defined benefit pension schemes.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: IncreasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of defined benefit pension schemes in surplus where discretionary increases have been proposed by trustees but not implemented due to employer refusal.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: IncreasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role the Pensions Regulator plays in overseeing decisions where discretionary increases are declined despite scheme affordability; and whether that role will be expanded.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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