Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46892 on Asylum: Housing, how many dwellings have been procured by (a) Serco, (b) Mears, (c) Clearspring Homes and (d) Corporate Travel Management.
Answer: The Home Office continues to work closely with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation for the taxpayer.The Home Office does not publish detailed information on the loca...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46900 on Asylum: Housing, whether any asylum accommodation is provided directly by local authorities.
Answer: The Home Office continues to work closely with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation for the taxpayer.The Home Office does not publish detailed information on the loca...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Statement on Serco asylum accommodation list, published on 27 April 2025, whether her Department asked Serco to remove the list from its website.
Answer: The Home Office continues to work closely with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation for the taxpayer.The Home Office does not publish detailed information on the loca...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45678 on Licensing Laws, who the members of the taskforce are; and how they were selected.
Answer: The Taskforce Terms of Reference and membership is published Terms of Reference and taskforce member list - GOV.UKMembers were selected by Department for Business and Trade, Home Office, Ministry of Housing Communities Local Government and Department for ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese EmbassyHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential security impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy development on nearby underground communications cables.
Answer: National security is the first duty of Government. As set out in a joint letter by the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary to the Planning Inspector on 14 January, the Home Office has considered the full breadth of national security issues in relation to...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51120More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department is responsible for paying the council tax bill for the empty Ministerial residences in Admiralty House.
Answer: The payment of Council Tax (Domestic Rates) costs relating to Admiralty House is the responsibility of the Cabinet Office.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Residences: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50868More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team has issued guidance on the council tax second homes premium for ministerial residences.
Answer: Ministers who are allocated an official residence are reminded of their responsibility for all personal tax liabilities, including council tax. The Propriety and Ethics team does not provide advice on personal tax arrangements.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has made to ensure that any final local government reorganisation proposals reflect the views of local residents and stakeholders.
Answer: On 5 February, the government issued invitations to councils in two-tier areas in England and neighbouring unitary councils to prepare proposals for local government reorganisation. The invitation is clear on the importance of engagement in developing pro...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria she plans to use to assess local government reorganisation proposals which fall below the 500,000 population threshold.
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper, and the Statutory Invitation set a guiding principle that new unitary councils should have a population size of 500,000 or more. This is not a hard target and it is recognised that there should be flexibility, especiall...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the total staff exit costs incurred in each instance of local government reorganisation since 2009.
Answer: No estimate has been made of total staff exit costs as a result of previous local government reorganisation.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of local government reorganisation since 2009.
Answer: As set out in the answer to Question UIN 32149 on 3 March 2025, we set out in the English Devolution White Paper that we will learn from the experience and successes of others who have been through the local government reorganisation process. We welcome t...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide transitional funding to support local authorities undergoing reorganisation.
Answer: The £7.6 million will be made available in the form of local government reorganisation proposal development contributions, to be split across the 21 areas that have been invited to submit proposals for unitary local government. This is the first time that...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to allocate the £7.6 million capacity funding for local government reorganisation to local authorities.
Answer: The £7.6 million will be made available in the form of local government reorganisation proposal development contributions, to be split across the 21 areas that have been invited to submit proposals for unitary local government. This is the first time that...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department plans to allocate the capacity funding for local government reorganisation; and when she plans to make that funding available to recipients.
Answer: The £7.6 million will be made available in the form of local government reorganisation proposal development contributions, to be split across the 21 areas that have been invited to submit proposals for unitary local government. This is the first time that...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of (a) debt and (b) liabilities held by local authorities on local government reorganisation.
Answer: On 5 February, the Government issued invitations to councils in two-tier areas in England and neighbouring unitary councils to prepare proposals for local government reorganisation. It is for councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals that are i...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 46788 on Waste Disposal: Birmingham, if he will publish the Military Aid to the Civil Authorities request from the Ministry of Housing, Community, and Local Gov
Answer: It is not standard practice to publish MACA requests as the hon. Gentleman will know from his time in Government.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45688 on Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes: Registration, if she will ensure that homes subject to a second homes council tax premium by l
Answer: The registration scheme for short-term lets legislated for in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 will require registration of specified properties that meet the definition of a short-term rental property. The detailed scope of the scheme is still ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Studios: BedfordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45662 on Tax Allowances: Mid Bedfordshire, whether the negotiations over central government support or subsidy for the Universal Studios develo
Answer: Details of negotiations with private investors and Government are confidential. The proposals remain subject to a planning decision from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and as outlined when the Government announced the deal, fur...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50856More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average office attendance is for (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HM Revenue and Customs staff, adjusting for VOA work that requires off-site visits.
Answer: For the period of March 2025, 67% of VOA people attended the office as expected, once off-site adjustments are considered. For the same period, 80% of HMRC people (excluding VOA) did so.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50855More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what locations the (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HM Revenue and Customs have offices; and whether any offices are shared.
Answer: Full details of the current office locations for VOA and HMRC are set out in the tables below: HMRC officesLocationShared with VOA (Marked with a X)Belfast, Erskine House/Carne House Birmingham, Arena CentralXBristol, Glass WharfXCardiff, TY William Morga...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates and Council Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50854More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding (a) council tax and (b) business rate challenges are still open and unresolved in relation to (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 in (A) England and (B) Wales.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes official statistics for England and Wales on Non-domestic Rating and Council Tax: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/statisticsThe VOA published an update for business rates on 8 M...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: StaffTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50853More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff the Valuation Office Agency employs; and whether she has set a target for a reduction to that number.
Answer: As of the 30 April 2025, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) employs 4,005 staff, which equates to 3,749.71 full-time employees. In addition, the VOA employs 88 contingent labour workers.The VOA has no current plans to reduce the workforce.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency: ConsumersTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50852More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what customer service metrics are collated into (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HM Revenue and Customs.
Answer: HMRC Customer Service Metrics include Net Easy and Customer Satisfaction with its phone, webchat and digital services. HMRC also measures its telephone and correspondence performance through Telephony Adviser Attempts Handled and Customer Correspondence r...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Electronic GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals under the Electronic Government Act 2000 to reduce the time taken in relation to
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is not intending to bring forward legislative proposals under the Electronic Government Act (2000). The Department is, however, undertaking a Digital Planning programme which aims to enable a moder...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on boycotting (a) goods and services associated with and (b) companies that trade with Israel.
Answer: The UK government is committed to promoting our trade and business ties with Israel and strongly opposes boycotts. The Cabinet Office has published guidance to public authorities prohibiting procurement boycotts against Israeli firms and firms which trade...
Answered 16 May 2025
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