Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Nature Restoration FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39016 on Nature Restoration Fund, whether planning permission can be refused if a self-build developer declines to pay the vol
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 39016 on 26 March 2025.
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44232More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the transitional relief scheme for the 2026 business rates revaluation will be financed by (a) direct funding, (b) downward phasing and (c) a higher multiplier.
Answer: The Government is legally required to introduce transitional relief for ratepayers to support those seeing the biggest increases at revaluations. The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 removed the requirement for transitional relief schemes to be self-funding. ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 38374 on Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, whether her Department has a policy on (a) grant recipient
Answer: The UK government is committed to promoting our trade and business ties with Israel and strongly opposes boycotts. The government has published guidance to public authorities prohibiting procurement boycotts against Israeli firms or firms which trade with...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has issued guidance to local authorities on making (a) licensing, (b) planning and (c) gambling decisions during local election periods.
Answer: Local authorities are required to consider the Recommended Code of Practice for Local Authority Publicity (‘the Code’) in coming to any decision on any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public or a section of the public. A Code principle i...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding RegulationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to conduct a review of compliance costs from building regulations.
Answer: All costs associated with updates to the building regulations are considered prior to publication. Full impact assessments including economic, environmental and equalities considerations, are published alongside amendments to the Building Regulations.
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Best Value Commissioners in Birmingham City Council have had with (a) council officers and (b) the Unite trade union on bin collection industrial action.
Answer: Commissioners, who have been appointed to oversee Birmingham City Council’s improvement journey, continue to work constructively with the Council and encourage opportunities to resolve the ongoing waste dispute in a sustainable, meaningful way. There are ...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Compulsory PurchaseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow (a) councils, (b) Natural England and (c) development corporations to have enhanced Compulsory Purchase Powers for the mandatory purchase of residentia
Answer: Local authorities and development corporations already have various powers to compulsorily acquire property for the purposes of supporting their functions. Natural England also has powers to compulsorily acquire land to establish and maintain nature reser...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPest Control: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to Birmingham City Council for pest control services.
Answer: The government is working closely with Birmingham and continues to monitor the disruption caused by the bin strikes and the associated public health risks to the residents of the city. The council continues to manage local service delivery and has put in ...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has issued on whether not collecting refuse waste could lead to a best value intervention at a local authority.
Answer: All local authorities are under a statutory duty to comply with Best Value and must make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way their functions are exercised, as outlined in the existing statutory guidance on Best Value standards and int...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights Bill: Local Government ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the ability of councils to provide (a) regular refuse collections and (b) other core services.
Answer: The delivery of the Plan to Make Work Pay is a manifesto commitment. We will be engaging closely with local authorities as the policy develops and further detail on funding models will be provided in due course. We will consult extensively on the implemen...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional resources to Birmingham City Council to help support public health.
Answer: Birmingham City Council’s Public Health Grant for 2025/26 will be £109,102,134. This is an increase of 5.9% relative to 2024/25, and equates to £92.98 per capita against a per capita average across all English upper tier local authorities of £66.64.Birmin...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statutory guidance entitled, Best value standards and intervention: a statutory guide for best value authorities, published on 8 May 2024, if s
Answer: The Department is closely monitoring the situation regarding the ongoing bin collection strike in the Birmingham City Council area and stands ready to play its part in supporting the Council where necessary. The Council should remain responsible for manag...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many special advisers are employed by her Department.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister has appointed six Special Advisers to the department.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £500, February 2025, published on 31 March 2025, which Ministers used the ministerial private car service pr
Answer: This service was provided for the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth during a visit across multiple locations in Scotland. Following consultation with the Government Car Service, this service was the cheapest available option.
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether council tax referendum provisions will be applied to new (a) town and (b) parish councils established in new unitary areas.
Answer: In 2025-26 the Government has not set referendum principles for town and parish councils. The Government encourages councils to be mindful of the impact on tax payers when setting precepts. Decisions taken by town and parish councils in 2025-26 will be ta...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government restructuring on the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Answer: Local government reorganisation will have impacts on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and may require the transfer of various functions, including the responsibility for administering an LGPS fund to a different authority. Member benefits are gu...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the entry for Casas Y Palacios in the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £500, January 2025, updated on 27 February 2025, what event she attended.
Answer: Details of international Ministerial travel are published on a quarterly basis on Gov.uk.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39802 on Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the pub
Answer: My Department has not made an estimate of the costs in question. It is for individual local authorities to decide how best to use the resources available to them.
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund: prospectus, published on 2 April 2025, whether groups that disagree with the Governm
Answer: The government has announced a new fund to provide a comprehensive service to monitor anti-Muslim hate and support victims. With cases on the rise, up-to-date and detailed information on incidents and drivers of this form of hatred will play a fundamental...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeports: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39870 on Freeports: Finance, what the budgeted (a) capital and (b) resource funding is for freeports in 2025-26.
Answer: Departmental budgets for 2025-26 will not be formally confirmed until the Main Estimate has been approved by Parliament.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give additional powers to local authorities to tackle unauthorised traveller (a) development and (b) encampments.
Answer: The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites, which can be found on Gov.uk here, sets out that local planning authorities should produce their own assessment of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need and plan to meet this need through their Local Plan. This in...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Zones: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) capital and (b) resource funding she plans to allocate to Investment Zones in each of the next four financial years.
Answer: The allocation of Investment Zone programme funding to 2028/29 is published in the Investment Zones: technical document - GOV.UK. The amount allocated to individual Investment Zones is determined in consultation with the accountable bodies as part of the ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any Muslim organisations are not eligible to submit bids to the Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund.
Answer: The government has announced a new fund to provide a comprehensive service to monitor anti-Muslim hate and support victims. With cases on the rise, up-to-date and detailed information on incidents and drivers of this form of hatred will play a fundamental...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) authorised and (b) unauthorised traveller pitches count towards housing targets.
Answer: The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites, which can be found on Gov.uk here, sets out that local planning authorities should produce their own assessment of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need and plan to meet this need through their Local Plan. This in...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the collection of household rubbish on the prevalence of (a) vermin, (b) odours and (c) insects.
Answer: Defra has not produced a specific impact assessment regarding service frequency for residual waste collections. Modelling for this would be subjective to the circumstances of each individual local authority. Through Simpler Recycling, all householders wil...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
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