Every parliamentary written question tabled by Kevin Hollinrake this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, if she will place a copy in the Library of the House a copy of the letter of 11 November 2024 to Chief Executives of local authorities on out-of-area accommodation placements.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to question UIN 14450 given on 20 November 2024.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Outcomes Framework published on 3 July 2025, what metrics will be used to measure (a) flood protection, (b) anti-social behaviour, (c) biodiversity and (d) social housing demand.
MHCLG’s call for feedback for the Local Government Outcomes Framework sets out our approach to developing the placeholder metrics in question gov.uk Local Government Outcomes Framework: Call for feedback.
Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average increase in (a) town and (b) parish precepts in council areas that have undergone unitary restructuring.
The Department does not hold information specifically on the average increase in town and parish precepts in council areas that have undergone unitary restructuring. However, data on town and parish precept levels are published each year and can be accessed gov.uk here.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62406 on Social Rented Housing: Finance, whether targets have been set for the number of homes that will (a) started and (b) completed in each year of the programme.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 45 of Annex 10 of the Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether the requirement for 374,000 net additions per year from 2027 is referring to 2026-27 or 2027-28.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 55284 on 10 June 2025.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2025 to Question 59791 on Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Housing Investment Programmes, whether (a) her Department and (b) Homes England have had recent discussions with (i) Sheikh Mansour and (ii) Abu Dhabi United Group on housing development in Greater Manchester.
I am not aware of any recent engagements between my Department or Homes England with Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi United Group regarding housing development in Greater Manchester.
Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with her (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish counterpart on the risk of foreign interference in the political process from hostile actors under provisions allowing foreign donations in those countries.
As pledged in our manifesto, we are strengthening the rules around donations to political parties. We have published our gov.uk ‘Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections’ which sets out a number of reforms we are making to strengthen rules on political donations, responding to the threat of foreign interference. These include “Know Your Donor” requirements for recipients of donations, tighter controls on company and unincorporated association donations, and enhanced transparency requirements for all donors to political parties. We have engaged with Welsh and Scottish governments on the development of the reforms set out in this strategy.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Reform of planning committees: technical consultation, published on 28 May 2025, whether the mandatory training for planning committee members will include training not listed in that consultation.
The content of mandatory training for members of planning committees will be set through regulation. We will engage with the sector on details of the training and will publish further details in due course.
Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has published on the maximum of deputy mayors that may be appointed by the (a) Greater London Authority and (b) combined authority mayors; and whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend these limits.
The maximum number of deputy mayors for the Greater London Authority (GLA), combined authorities, or combined county authorities is set out in relevant legislation – that being the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, and the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. There are several positions that may be referred to as ‘deputy mayor’. In the GLA, this includes the statutory deputy mayor, the mayor’s appointees under section 67(1)(b) of the 1999 Act, and the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. In combined authorities and combined county authorities, there is the statutory deputy mayor and, where applicable, the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will, if passed, introduce the position of ‘commissioner’, whom the Mayor can appoint to help deliver on one or more areas of competence. The Mayor of London may appoint up to 11 ‘deputy mayors’ under section 67(1)(b) of the 1999 Act. In combined and combined county authorities, mayors can appoint one statutory deputy mayor and one Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. As currently drafted, they will be able to appoint up to seven commissioners. There are no plans to amend these limits.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 2 July 2025 on Social and Affordable Housing Renewal, HCWS771, if she will publish the full public sector equality duty assessment undertaken in relation to reductions in Right to Buy.
The government’s response to the Right to Buy consultation published on 2 July included a Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) assessment. This can be found on gov.uk here.
Communities and Local Government, on what date she resigned from Unite.
The list of Ministers’ Interests will be updated, and published, in the usual way.
Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with local authorities on twinning with locations in the Occupied Territories.
Local authority twinning arrangements are matters for those authorities. The department does not routinely discuss such arrangements with local authorities.
Communities and Local Government, how many new build homes were given an Energy Performance Certificate in 2024-25.
This data is publicly available here: Check how this service is performing – GOV.UK
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 commissioned from HM Treasury entitled subscription were.
The Department employs a number of analysts and some are members of the Government Economic Service and Government Social Research professions. The HMT subscription line covers payment of a range of membership costs for both these professions.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department made of the implications for her policies of the Molior London Quarterly Report published in April 2025.
The government is acutely aware of the housing delivery challenge in London. We are committed to working in partnership with the Mayor of London, London Boroughs, and other partners to significantly increase rates of housebuilding in the capital as part of our ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this Parliament.
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce legislation to establish local versions of the Public Accounts Committee.
The government remains committed to enhancing accountability and scrutiny of local public spending in Strategic Authorities.The English Devolution White Paper outlines the government’s ambition to go further in this area, including exploring a Local Public Accounts Committee model. It remains our ambition to do this. We are developing policy options on this, working with Mayoral Combined Authorities to test our thinking. The Government will confirm its policy approach and any supporting legislation that may be required to advance these in due course.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 17 April 2024, HCWS413, on Building Safety Update, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Greater London Authority on aligning policies in relation to (a) second staircases, (b) fire-safety requirements and (c) evacuation lifts.
The department regularly engages with the Greater London Authority and will continue to do so as the Mayor of London prepares the next London Plan, including on building and fire safety.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.1 of the report of the Ministerial Envoys to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to Ministers, published on 9 July 2025, what assessment the Ministerial Envoys have made of the potential impact of the council not renewing long-term leases for community groups in relation to (a) The Old Ship pub in Limehouse, (b) the Bethnal Green Boxing Club, (c) Millwall Rugby Club, (d) Mudchute Farm, (e) Stifford Centre, (f) Glamis Hall and (g) the Attlee Centre on community relations.
The statutory intervention in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets put in place a team of Ministerial Envoys to work comprehensively within the Council to oversee and support its work to improve. This includes supporting the Council’s work to improve the openness and transparency of its decision making. The Ministerial Envoys do not take or assess the impact of decisions relating to specific cases; the responsibility for which remains with the Council.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.1 of the report of the Ministerial Envoys to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to Ministers, published on 9 July 2025, if she will make it her policy to ask the Mayor to renew the long-term lease for Mudchute Farm.
The statutory intervention in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets put in place a team of Ministerial Envoys to work comprehensively within the Council to oversee and support its work to improve. This includes supporting the Council’s work to improve the openness and transparency of its decision making. The Ministerial Envoys do not take or assess the impact of decisions relating to specific cases; the responsibility for which remains with the Council.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data, MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025 published on 28 April 2025, what was the full specification of the research undertaken by the Faith & Belief Forum on on inter faith.
The Department provided funding to the Faith & Belief Forum to lead a national consultation and analysis exercise on Inter Faith Week 2024 and the wider inter faith landscape, to inform the development of future policy and delivery. I will arrange for the full research specification to be deposited in the House of Commons Library.