Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local Government: Accountability and Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54882 on Elections: Fraud, if she will take steps to improve (a) transparency and (b) accountability in local government.
Answer: The government is taking steps to strengthen both. I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to Question UIN 54882 on 9 June 2025. Statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny was updated in April 2024. We are also working to strengthen standards, govern...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local PartnershipsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP en
Answer: This spend related to the Local Partnerships’ programme management of the Contract Management Pioneer Programme (CMPP). The CMPP was a capability-building initiative designed to strengthen contract management across local government. It aimed to equip cou...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Livewire ConsultancyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the goods or services were commissioned from Li
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to UIN 58018 on 12 June 2025.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59090More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Secretary plans to respond to the correspondence of 15 May 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on the Prime Minister’s and Home Secretary’s visit to Cambridgeshire.
Answer: The Cabinet Office responded to this letter on 23rd June.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59089More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards plans to respond to the correspondence of 27 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on the Prime Minister’s visit to Cambridg
Answer: The Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards is independent of government. A response will be provided in due course.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Centre for Homelessness ImpactMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to CENTRE FOR HOMELESSNESS I
Answer: The Centre for Homelessness were commissioned to undertake a programme of ‘Test and Learn’ trials and a systems-wide evaluation of homelessness and rough sleeping.The principles guiding the government’s publication and release of social research can be fo...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: DatabasesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a National Parking Platform.
Answer: On 21 May the Government announced that, following successful collaboration with the industry sector, the British Parking Association will now take forward the development and running of the National Parking Platform (NPP).
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54896 on Civil Service: Recruitment, what the expected level of office attendance is in each of her Department’s offices outside
Answer: In line with this department’s policy, civil servants in offices outside London are generally expected to attend the office for 50% of their working time over a three-month period. Some exceptions apply where specific circumstances limit attendance to les...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54889 on Homes England, if she will publish the new target operating model for Homes England.
Answer: Homes England publishes details of its organisational structure in its annual report and accounts and framework document.The Agency will also publish a new Strategic Plan in due course, setting out how it will work with partners across England to support ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: VerianMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, if she will publish the full specification of the research commissio
Answer: The Private Rented Sector research carried out by Verian forms part of the Department’s wider monitoring and evaluation work in relation to the Renters’ Rights Bill (further details can be found in its Impact Assessment here). Specifically, my Department ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTony BlairMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54904 on Tony Blair, whether she has held any discussions on government policy with Tony Blair.
Answer: As per Question UIN 54904 answered on 9 June 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister attended a Q&A event with Tony Blair. There have been no further official engagements between the Deputy Prime Minister and Tony Blair.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHistoric Environment RecordsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025to Question 54202 on Historic Environment Records, which sections of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 her Department (a) intends, (
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 17127 on 7 January 2025. We are giving consideration to how we implement those LURA provisions which support our growth objectives and will provide updates in due course.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on offering loans to property (a) companies and (b) developers.
Answer: It is for local authorities to determine their own capital strategies given they are best placed to understand local needs and are accountable to the local electorate.In doing so, local authorities have a duty to comply with the Prudential Framework and m...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether expenditure on (a) swift bricks and (b) bee houses and biomes for new-build homes can be counted towards biodiversity net gain units.
Answer: No, expenditure on swift bricks, bee houses and bee biomes cannot be counted towards biodiversity net gain (BNG) units which must be calculated using the main Statutory BNG metric or the small sites version of it.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from London Councils on the shortfall in compensatory funding to London boroughs for the increase in employer National Insurance contribu
Answer: The department actively encouraged representations from stakeholder bodies, including London Councils, as part of the provisional 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement consultation in December last year. The department has continued to engage with s...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role the Government plays in the setting of municipal parking fines for (a) off-street and (b) on-street parking in England outside London.
Answer: Local authorities are empowered by law to decide on appropriate parking arrangements, within the legal framework provided by the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA). In England (excluding Greater London), penalty charges are set by enforcement authorities u...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Second HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55308 on Council Tax: Second Homes, what the reference numbers are for each of the Valuation Tribunal cases relating to (a) coun
Answer: The Valuation Tribunal Service offer an online search engine which the hon Member may use to search any appeals relating to council tax liability, the second homes premium or second homes more broadly. This is available on gov.uk here.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52812 on Affordable Housing, what her definition of a generation is.
Answer: In line with common usage, a generation is taken to mean around 25 years.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May 2025 to Question 52712 on Local Government: Elections, whether the proposed abolition of a council would meet the criteria.
Answer: If the Secretary of State decides to implement a council’s proposal for unitary local government, secondary legislation, which will be subject to Parliamentary approval, will be required to abolish existing councils, establish new structures and make tran...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Impact AssessmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 51874 on Planning Permissions: Impact Assessment, if she will publish the equality impact assessment produced for each of the ch
Answer: There is no legal duty to publish equality impact assessments. The impact assessments relating to revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December 2024 can be found here. The Secretary of State complied with her public sector equality du...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AtkinsRéalisMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to AtkinsRéalis UK Limited,
Answer: The contract with AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is for the audit of the government approved accreditation schemes who have the responsibility for maintaining the quality of energy performance certificates. This contract provides assurance that the requirements ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AtkinsRéalisMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED
Answer: £99,053.21 was paid in March for works completed in February 2025 for professional services rendered in connection to the Client Side Support provision for the Building Safety Fund and ACM programmes. CSSPs support applicants by providing technical advice...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton of 21 May 2025.
Answer: The department aims to respond to correspondence within 20 working days.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37222 on Parking: Regulation, for what reason her Department's consultation entitled Private parking code of practice: call fo
Answer: Following Judicial Review challenges form the parking industry in 2022, former Government temporarily withdrew the Private Parking Code of Practice to review the levels of private parking charges and additional fee caps. As part of that review my departme...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023, whether she plans to publish a consultation on revising guidance on the public’s right to challenge local authority
Answer: Local traffic authorities in England are responsible for providing on-street parking facilities ensuring that their parking strategy takes account of transport and planning policies to meet the needs of various road users. They have an explicit duty under...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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