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Written questions

Kevin Hollinrake

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has considered reducing the cost through alternative methods of

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Increases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to require pension schemes to provide clearer advance notification to members when established policies on discretionary increases are (a) changed and (b) withdrawn.

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Increases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of safeguards for members of defined benefit pension schemes where trustees recommend discretionary increases and those increases are actuarially affordable b

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Josh Simons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics team provided a substantive report on allegations made about the conduct of the forme

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Morgan McSweeney

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether the former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister backed up official Government information on his personal phones through the Apple iCloud service.

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) civil servant and (b) Minister (i) has occupied and (ii) is occupying any of the official Ministerial residences in Admiralty House since September 2025.

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the point of order by the Right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 60, on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, what communic

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information and documentation provided by the hon. Member for Makerfield to (a) the Cabinet Office PET team and (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Statements

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) special advisers and (b) civil servants are required to record engagement with Labour Together where such engagement is not covered by quarterly reporting transparency requirements.

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether any staff involved with the Humble Address also undertook due diligence on Lord Mandelson.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the operational feasibility of retailers providing battery takeback services, particularly where products are sold through physical and onlin

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electronic Cigarettes: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the EU’s 2027 requirement that portable batteries in electronic appliances must be removable and replaceable by the end-user usi

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to businesses managing dual compliance requirements.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of regulatory divergence between Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the EUBR's sustainability and hardware requiremen

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to (a) decide and (b) publicise that decision on harmonisation with the EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries.

13 May 2026 · Treasury

Debts: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she plans to have with the debt advice sector on the 5-year statutory review of the scheme.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of proposed projects involving the use of dogs that are not progressed to licence application stage following review by Animal Welfare and Ethical R

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licence applications involving the use of dogs under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were (a) withdrawn and (b) amended following feedback relating to the availability of

27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pedestrian Areas: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much local authorities across England have raised through the pavement licensing scheme in each year since its inception.

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the time was for HMRC to determine whether to levy a penalty charge for the incorrect payment of residential stamp duty in the last 12 months.

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulations governing financial institutions handling Tether cryptocurrency.

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2026 to Question 119948 on Cryptocurrencies, whether her Department holds information on whether the Tether cryptocurrency is being used to make political donations into the UK fro

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether a donation of cryptocurrency to a (a) political party and (b) regulated donee creates a capital gains tax liability for the donor.

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120381 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Chief Secretary to the Treasury discussed the exit payment with (a) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (b)

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Advisory Services: Fringe Benefits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether the provision of advice on tax matters by an employer in relation to matters not connected to employment is a benefit in kind.

27 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Morgan McSweeney

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether the former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister backed up official Government information on his personal phones through the Apple iCloud service.

27 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) civil servant and (b) Minister (i) has occupied and (ii) is occupying any of the official Ministerial residences in Admiralty House since September 2025.

27 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Josh Simons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics team provided a substantive report on allegations made about the conduct of the former Parl

27 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether any staff involved with the Humble Address also undertook due diligence on Lord Mandelson.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has considered reducing the cost through alternative methods of

Source: official written-questions record.