Paul Holmes

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) cash and (b) real terms change in total government grant in (i) monetary and (ii) percentage terms is for each local authority in England from 2025-26 to 2026-27.

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Communities and Recovery Steering Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times the Communities and Recovery Steering Group has met; on what dates; in which locations; and whether minutes are taken.

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 20982 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, what the (a) job title, (b) unit or division and (c) grade is of each Civil Service jo

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025, to Question 20980, on MHCLG: Photography; whether the photographer was recruited (a) via open and fair competition and (b) on a full-ti

11 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Sales: Competition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to extend deemed reseller rules to cover UK-established sellers to help mitigate potential risks of unfair competition from overseas sellers.

27 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14996 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will publish the planning representations made by the (a) Secretary o

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making on amending regulations to allow for the conversion of military Air Traffic Controller licences to civil Air Traffic Controller licences.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making on amending regulations to allow for recognition of non-UK Air Traffic Controller licences.

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her plans for a retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier in 2026-27 and the associated increase in the multiplier for hereditaments over £500,000, whether it is her policy that (a) the two polici

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the additional revenue generated following the reduction of business rate relief from 75% to 40% for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in the 2025-26 financial year.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what datasets her Department used to calculate the Local Government Finance Settlement for financial year 2024-25.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide additional funding via the Local Government Finance settlement to help local authorities with the cost of increases to employer national insurance co

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons her Department plans to close its offices in (a) Birmingham, (b) Exeter, (c) Truro, (d) Sheffield, (e) Warrington and (f) Newcastle; what estimate her Department

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she next plans to reset business rate retention system.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to set a council tax referendum threshold for combined authority mayoral precepts in the 2025-26 financial year.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.63 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what methodology her Department plans to use to allocate the £1.3 billion of gra

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and proportion of local government core spending power was compromised of locally-retained business rate receipts in the 2024-25 financial year; and what estimate her De

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department made of the revenue that would be raised by the (a) small business multiplier and (b) standard multiplier in the 2024-25 financial year; and how much

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11925 on Council tax: Greater London, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) value and (b) proportionate increase

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11925 on Council tax: Greater London, if she will publish a breakdown of the core spending power for 2024-25.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what criteria she called in the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in London.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, If she will publish a list of (a) people and (b) organisations who made representations to her Department on the call-in of the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in Lo

19 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.7 of her Department's publication entitled Transforming Business Rates, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the amount of tax relief in (a) monetary terms and (b

19 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the Chinese government on the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in London.

29 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Football: Regulation and Taxation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with (a) the Premier League and (b) football clubs on (i) statutory football regulation and (ii) the taxation of football clubs.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Royal and VIP Executive Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9549 on Royal and VIP Executive Committee, who represents her on the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures.

18 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been paid by (a) Kingspan and (b) all cladding manufacturers towards remediation of eligible buildings under the Developer Remediation Contract where their products

18 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the amount that has been reimbursed to the Building Safety Fund from signatories to the Developer Remediation Contract.

18 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the proportion of revenue spent which has been generated by the Residential Property Developer Tax.

18 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Property Development: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenue raised by the Residential Property Developer Tax.