Every parliamentary written question tabled by Paul Holmes this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8263 on Political Parties: Finance, how the ban on cryptocurrency donation will be enforced for donations made before the legislation commences.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124762 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the new Section 54A requirement will be in addition to a requirement for an overseas elector to make a declaration on their donations.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to approve new unitary council structures where new unitary council wards cross and split existing (a) district wards, (b) unitary wards and (c) county divisions.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8252 on Election Pilot schemes, for what reason the applications were withdrawn; how much was spent on cancelled voting pilots; and whether any other local authorities had cancelled pilots and compensation.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8094 on Polling Stations: Pilot schemes, who discussions are taking place with; and whether they include (a) councillors and (b) political parties.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether under the proposed Know You Donor regime for political donations, donations to local accounting units may be aggregated with parallel donations to other local accounting units in the same calendar year, for the purposes of the due diligence checks before a donation is accepted.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether his department holds an estimate on the average unit cost of a local government by-election.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had discussions with the House of Commons (a) Standards Committee, (b) Registrar and (c) Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on proposed reforms on political donations to and reporting by hon. Members.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether new corporate donation rules will apply to Representation of the People Act candidate donations.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124681 on Vistry Group: Affordable Housing, if he will publish the Homes England Vistry delivery plan.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113737 on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what is the level of core spending power in cash terms in each of the six councils for the next two financial years without the £150 increase in Band D council tax.
Awaiting answer.
Further to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question HL475, on Candidates: Equality, whether data is collected from political parties on the regulatory cost of such a provision; what elections will it apply to; and what protected characteristics will be mandatory to collect and report.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the the term limits for the positions unitary authorities elected in May 2027.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124681 on Vistry Group: Affordable Housing, if he will publish the Vistry grant agreement with Homes England.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question HL325 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make it his policy to bring the other new combined authority mayoral elections forward to May 2027.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to Question 11405, on Members and Political Parties: Finance, whether local accounting units will be required to undertake due diligence on donations below £11,180 if (a) their national political party or (b) another local accounting unit within that party, has accepted donations from the same donor in the same year which would aggregate above £11,180.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, and with reference to the DCLG guidance, Taxpayer funding of trade unions, of March 2013, whether his Department plans to issue revised guidance to local government on trade union facility time.
Awaiting answer.
Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question HL478, on Interreg Europe, whether HM Government intends to discuss joining or contributing to EU Interreg in relation to Great Britain.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Pubs, shops and local assets protected with communities in charge, of 16 June 2026, what is the allocation of funding in each year of the spending review under the wider £301 million package, and what is the profile and funding to the individual elements within that package; whether the £61 million is part of, or in addition to that funding; and whether it is part of or in addition to the wider Pride in Place funding.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9578 on Vistry Group: Affordable Housing, whether Vistry Group is meeting its delivery targets according to information held by (a) Homes England and (b) his Department.
Awaiting answer.