Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much will be paid to each local authority through the Employer National Insurance Contribution Grant in the 2025-26 financial year; and whether payments will be made through
Answer: The allocations for the Employer National Insurance Contributions Grant for each local authority are available on the GOV.UK page for the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement, in the Core Spending Power table - Core Spending Power table: final loca...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClient Earth: Judicial ReviewMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of judicial reviews by Client Earth to her Department in the last three years.
Answer: We have not identified any judicial reviews by ClientEarth against the Department (or its predecessor or Ministers) in the last three years.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44484 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the ruling on local authorities.
Answer: The government is carefully considering the judgement issued by the High Court in May 2024, including the potential impact on local authorities.Local authorities retain the powers they need to manage caravan sites and unauthorised encampments. If enforcem...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPest ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued recent guidance to local authorities on charging for pest control (a) removal and (b) prevention.
Answer: The government has not issued any recent guidance to local authorities on charging for pest control removal and prevention.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41456 on Parish and Town Councils: Council tax, whether her Department holds data on the precepts set by individual (a) town an
Answer: The 2024-25 council tax statistics on the precepts set by individual town and parish councils, in England, are published here. The 2025-26 statistics are provisionally scheduled to be published on 7 May 2025.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenters' Rights BillMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a transition period for the introduction of the provisions of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
Answer: The Renters' Rights Bill delivers the government's manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 'no fault' evictions.We want to see tenants benefit from these reforms as quickly as possib...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: RentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of capping rent-in-advance at one month on prospective tenants.
Answer: Demands for extortionate rent in advance put financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting all together.The Renters’ Rights Bill will prohibit a landlord or letting agents from inviting, encouraging or any payment of rent before ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the buy-to-let lending sector on implementing the Renters’ Rights Bill.
Answer: The Department has engaged with a range of organisations, including those representing buy-to-let lenders, to understand their needs in the development of the Renters’ Rights Bill. We will continue to work with the sector to ensure a smooth transition to ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23428 on Flats: Fire Prevention, how many under 11 metre buildings were unable to access an independent audit of a Fire Risk
Answer: Thirteen buildings were awaiting audits of their fire risk appraisal of external walls (FRAEWs) between July 2024 and March 2025. A new contract is now operative, audits are being urgently processed and officials are engaging regularly with property manag...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of enforcement actions against (a) enfranchised and (b) leaseholder-owned buildings for non-cladding fire safety defects.
Answer: The department does not hold information on the number of enforcement actions against (a) enfranchised and (b) leaseholder-owned buildings for non-cladding fire safety defects, and we have no requirement to maintain this information.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a formal mechanism to remove non-qualifying lease status after confirmation by a professional fire engineer assessment that no further remediation
Answer: As expressed at a recent Select Committee session the department is looking very closely at what can be done to sunset the “in perpetuity” status of leases which do not qualify for the leaseholder protections.This can be found at Oral evidence: Grenfell a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Co-ownershipMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish the findings of the call for evidence entitled Jointly owned properties which closed on 7 April 2024.
Answer: A call for evidence on jointly owned residential leasehold properties was undertaken by the previous administration and we do not intend to publish it. However, the government is reviewing how to better protect leaseholders from costs relating to building...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of residential buildings requiring remediation of life-critical non-cladding defects (a) in scope and (b) not in scope of the
Answer: The department does not hold the information requested on the total number of residential buildings requiring remediation of non-cladding defects. It collects related data for some buildings as part of wider surveys of developers and of registered provide...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property and Second Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the potential impact of local circumstances on the application of a (a) second homes and (b) empty homes premium to council tax
Answer: The government has published guidance on the implementation of the empty and second homes council tax premiums which encourages councils to consider local circumstances when deciding whether to apply a premium. The guidance can be found here - Guidance on...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenters' Rights Bill: TravellersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on traveller pitches.
Answer: The Renters' Rights Bill is focused on the assured tenancy regime.Traveller pitches do not fall within the assured tenancy regime and an assessment is unlikely to provide significant new insights into the issues affecting those who occupy traveller pitche...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on the consultation process in the planning system; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that guidance on the (a) e
Answer: Guidance on consultation within the planning application process is set out in the relevant planning practice guidance. The government keeps planning practice guidance under review.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in approving Gateway 2 applications by the Building Safety Regulator on housebuilding targets.
Answer: MHCLG and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) both recognise the concerns about the impact of Gateway delays on investment decisions in high-rise projects and are taking significant measures to address the current challenges. The Gateways for building con...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety Regulator: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional resources to the Building Safety Regulator.
Answer: MHCLG and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) both recognise the concerns about the impact of Gateway delays on investment decisions in high-rise projects and are taking significant measures to address the current challenges. The Gateways for building con...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety Regulator: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator.
Answer: MHCLG and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) both recognise the concerns about the impact of Gateway delays on investment decisions in high-rise projects and are taking significant measures to address the current challenges. The Gateways for building con...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43904 on Local Government Pension Scheme, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of local government re
Answer: Councils will be responsible for implementing local government reorganisation including taking decisions at a local level on the restructuring of the workforce.In our invitations to councils to submit proposals for unitary local government we said that pr...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFaith Matters: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 43565 on Faith Matters and Tell MAMA: Finance, if she will publish correspondence between her Department and Faith Matters in
Answer: The Government made available £500,000 for funding Tell MAMA in 2025/26 to support their work, subject to signing of a Grant Funding Agreement. This was in addition to the new Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund, announced on 2 April.It would not be appr...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ValuationTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48452More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Valuation Office Agency obtains data on plot sizes of the (a) curtilage and (b) square area of a dwelling.
Answer: The VOA refers to scaled plans and maps when determining the plot size or ‘curtilage’ of a dwelling.The square area of a dwelling may be calculated by direct measurement of the actual property. The VOA will also use scaled plans and may refer to the dimen...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordShops: ValuationTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48451More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41059 on Energy: Shops, whether Energy Performance Certificate is a positive material consideration for the Valuation Office Agency in the (a) council tax banding a
Answer: The impact of Energy Performance Certificates alone is unlikely to be significant in increasing a property’s Council Tax band. To band a property for Council Tax the Listing Officer of the VOA assesses a property’s value as being within a broad range of v...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Business Rates and Council TaxTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48450More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency backdates decisions on whether accommodation is liable for (a) council tax and (b) business rates.
Answer: The date from when liability for Council Tax and/or business rates takes effect is set out in legislation. There are some circumstances when the legislation requires the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to backdate the liability and others when the VOA must ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Environment ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on communicating levels of risk associated with green investment products to consumers; and whether municipal green investment tru
Answer: Under the current system, councils are free to determine their own investment strategies. In doing so they must, however, have regard to statutory guidance that sets out best practice to ensure decisions are prudent, affordable and sustainable, and comply...
Answered 7 May 2025
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