Kevin Hollinrake

4 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the increased revenue to the public purse generated by the increase in business rates for private schools from 2025-26 onwards will be (a) kept in full by local government, (b) shared between central and loc

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average ranking for local authorities in (a) urban, (b) suburban and (c) rural areas on the Index of Multiple Deprivation in the late

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13412 on Local Government Finance, whether she plans to reduce funding for councils not in areas of high deprivation.

4 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to freeze the small business rate relief multiplier while adjusting for the revaluation in 2026-27.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for responding to the National Planning Policy Framework consultation that ended on 24 September 2024.

3 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.43 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether she has made an estimate of the average difference in the business rate bill of a hereditament eligible for r

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of calling in the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets on (a) diplomatic, (b)

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) when and (b) how her Department became aware of the new planning application for the proposed new Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were (a) started and (b) completed in England between 2010-11 and 2023-24.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London differs from the previous planning application for the Embassy turned down by the London Bo

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what formula her Department plans to use to determine (a) which local authorities will receive funding from the Recovery Grant and (b) the amount of such funding allocated to eac

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the provisional local government finance settlement for financial year 2025-26.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 November 2024 on Local Government Finance, HCWS265, whether her Department has carried out an equality impact assessment on repurpos

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authority officers are seconded to her Department.

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping and Litter: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) take steps to allow local authorities to set unlimited fines for littering and fly-tipping offences and (b) make an assessment of the financial resources local authority

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings, published on 24 October 2024, what assessment sh

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of Local Plans have been withdrawn by local authorities in 2024 following advice from the Planning Inspectorate; and what assessment she has made of the financial

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of appeal hearings considered by the Planning Inspectorate were conducted virtually in 2024.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance for local authorities on four day working weeks and annualised hours.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (England) Order 2024 on levels of home ownership.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions on external services commissioned by local government.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combined Authorities: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase scrutiny arrangements in mayoral combined authorities.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the material considerations were that satisfied the call-in criteria for the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London.

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional revenue to be raised from properties with rateable value of £500,000 or above in order to be able to set lower multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to apply a higher multiplier to all properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or above on (a) large supermarkets and (b) department stores.

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of properties that the proposed new multiplier above £500,000 Rateable Value will apply to by (a) special categories and (b) sector.

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish an impact assessment for the proposed application of a higher multiplier to properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or above.

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish an impact assessment for the proposed reduction in business rate relief for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England.

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) mean and (b) median Rateable Value of hereditaments over £500,000.

2 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the level of the (a) lower multiplier for retail, hospitality and leisure hereditaments from April 2026 and (b) higher multiplier for hereditaments above £500,000 Rateable Value; and wh