Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Revenue and Customs and Valuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50522More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what form of legislation her Department plans to bring forward to merge the Valuation Office Agency with HM Revenue and Customs.
Answer: No legislation is required to bring forward the merger and the change will come into effect by the end of the financial year.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43484 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the estimated timetable on the t
Answer: The Independent Commission is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transcend party politics and build consensus on how we can deliver meaningful, long lasting, and sustainable change. It will be undertaken in two phases, with the first phase reporting ne...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45661 on Waste: Health Hazards, if he will publish guidance issued by the UK Health Security Agency to the local Director of Public Health.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has provided standard guidance to the local authority on the public health risks associated with household waste, to minimise health risks to Birmingham residents. This information can be found on the Birmingham City ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 43484 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, what information his Department holds on which quarter of 2028 the phase two report will
Answer: Chaired by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, the independent commission into adult social care will be split over two phases.Phase one, reporting in 2026, will focus on how we can make the most of the existing resources to improve people’s lives over the medi...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Legal OpinionAttorney GeneralTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50518More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45656 on Government Departments: Legal Opinion, for what reason changes were made to the previous edition; and if she will publish the previous edition.
Answer: In November 2024, the Attorney General issued amended guidance for assessing legal risk across government to raise standards for calibrating legality and to ensure government lawyers can give full and frank advice to the Government.The updated legal risk ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50517More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the two unused Ministerial residences in Admiralty House are now paying the empty homes council tax premium to Westminster City Council in 2025-26.
Answer: The residential accommodation within Admiralty House does not attract Westminster Council’s Empty Property Premium. The property, including the residential flats, are managed and maintained by the Government Property Agency (GPA). The GPA ensures that all...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the guidance entitled Taxpayer funding of trade unions: Delivering sensible savings in local government, published in March 2013, remains extant guidance.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that trade unions have in delivering a strong economy and improved living standards. The 2013 document was produced by a previous administration. Some of its measures were then included in the 2016 Trade Union Act...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: OfficesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department collates information on individual workplace attendance in its offices outside London.
Answer: The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government collates information to support individual colleagues to meet the office attendance expectation.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether combined authority mayors will be subject to Independent Office for Police Conduct standards.
Answer: Combined Authority Mayors who exercise the functions of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are subject to the same complaints and conduct system as PCCs.Where a complaint or allegation of misconduct is made, it must be referred to the IOPC where there ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property and Second Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) second homes and (b) higher empty homes premium on retirement flats which estates inherit but are unable to sell.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48979 on 7 May 2025. It is for individual councils to consider the local impact of council tax premiums and their appropriateness. The government has published guidance on the implementation of p...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality and Trade UnionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any civil servants in her Departmental claim both (a) diversity network and (b) trade union facility time.
Answer: No civil servants in the department are currently claiming for both a) diversity network and b) trade union facility time.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43882 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial Disputes, what the dispute is between her Departmen
Answer: The Public and Commercial Service Union (PCS) had written to the department asking it to withdraw plans to “end location neutral recruitment”. The department has confirmed to PCS and the wider department that there are no plans to change our current appro...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: DirectorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Non-Executive Board Members in her Department's interests are published bi-annually.
Answer: In line with established practice under successive administrations, the relevant interests of Non-Executive Board Members are updated and published bi-annually. This is consistent with the approach set out in previous responses (15 January 2025, Question ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union OfficialsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on facility time processes in her Department.
Answer: As with any changes to employment legislation, the department will review the position on facility time as appropriate and in line with the Employment Rights Bill 2024 and any applicable Cabinet Office guidance. As the Impact Assessment accompanying the E...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTony BlairMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Tony Blair since 1 July 2024.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister joined Tony Blair for a Q&A event in December 2024 at the Tony Blair Institute. They discussed delivering the government’s ambitious agenda on Housing and Devolution.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document by the Regulatory Policy Committee entitled Status of Post Implementation Reviews, published on 24 April 2025, when her Department plans to underta
Answer: We will meet the statutory requirement for a review of the Permission in Principle Order 2017.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made changes to the thresholds for publishing spending data since 4 July 2024.
Answer: MHCLG made changes to its thresholds for publishing spending date in January 2025. This change bought MHCLG’s publication of spending data in line with Cabinet Office requirements and in line with the rest of government.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 and (b)
Answer: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are currently updating their Code of Practice to reflect the Supreme Court ruling of 16 April 2025. The Government will consider the EHRC’s updated guidance as necessary once it is published.The Building Saf...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document by the Regulatory Policy Committee entitled Status of Post Implementation Reviews, published 24 April 2025, when Department plans to publish its po
Answer: It is a matter of regret that under the previous government my Department did not manage to carry out and publish the required post-implementation reviews of regulatory provisions in these Regulations in a timely manner.I reassure the hon. Member, and the...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: DirectorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to publish declarations of interest for non-Ministerial board members on her Department's webpage entitled Our governance: Information on the MHCLG
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published an updated register of board members’ interests on Gov.uk on 07 May 2025.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's report entitled Status of Post Implementation Reviews published on 24 April 2025, why the post-implementation review of The In
Answer: It is a matter of regret that under the previous government my Department did not manage to carry out and publish the required post-implementation reviews of regulatory provisions in these Regulations in a timely manner.I reassure the hon. Member, and the...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45389 on New Towns, whether new towns will be designated where the local planning authority does not support the (a) designati
Answer: As set out in its Terms of Reference, which can be found on gov.uk here, the New Towns Taskforce will work in partnership with local leaders and communities, but its selection of sites will be made in the national interest.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's report entitled the Status of Post Implementation Reviews published on 24 April 2025, for what reason the post-implementation
Answer: The government will meet the statutory requirement for a review of the Planning (Hazardous Substances Regulations) 2015.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the Emissions Trading Scheme to the municipal incineration of waste on local authority finances.
Answer: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority consulted on expanding the UK ETS to the waste sector in 2024, including the process for support local authorities until they have decarbonisation pathways in place. The Government understands the importance...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41588 on Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificate, whether expenditure on the upgrading of an Energy Performance Certificate to a higher level of e
Answer: A market rent decision in the First-tier Tribunal is a judicial decision and expenditure on the upgrading of an Energy Performance Certificate to a higher level of energy efficiency is a material consideration which may result, in certain circumstances, i...
Answered 14 May 2025
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