Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 13868, on Minister: Official Residences, whether this policy extends to official ministerial residences which are occupied as a third home.
Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer to the Honourable Member to the response to Question 81873 of 20 October 2025.
There is no difference between second or 'third' homes for the purpose of this policy, as there is no such category of 'third home' for the purpose of Council Tax liability.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL10068, on Candidates: Equality, whether political parties have been formally consulted.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Government is committed to commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections in accordance with regulations.
There is currently careful consideration being given on how this could be implemented, the necessary supporting regulations and timeline, as well as the specifics with regards to data collection.
The Government intends to involve all relevant stakeholders in the implementation process when this is taken forward. In the meantime it remains open to registered parties to publish their own candidate diversity data.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the outgoing Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Member for Holborn and St Pancras, has accepted a severance payment.
Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the relevant department’s annual report and accounts.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 September 2025, to Question 74186, on Cabinet Office: Council Tax, what is the evidential test applied on whether Ministerial grace and favour accommodation is occupied as a secondary residence.
Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided to PQ 95895.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 74186, on Cabinet Office: Council Tax, for what reason council tax is personally payable on a Ministerial residence occupied as a primary home, but not a secondary home.
Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided to PQ 82670.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enforcement notices were issued in 2024-25 in relation to breaches of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 involving risks to non-employees.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
Details of enforcement notices served HSE are available through this public register:
Find an improvement or prohibition notice - HSE
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118224, on Water Charges: Conservation, whether the innovative tariff options being considered will include the extension of (a) progressive water metering and (b) seasonal water meeting via smart meters.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This information is publicly available on Ofwat's website.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118224, on Water Charges: Conservation, what is the statutory basis for the use of (a) progressive water metering and (b) seasonal water meeting via smart meters on households.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This information is publicly available on Ofwat's website.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether household customers with smart water meters can refuse to be moved onto a (a) seasonal or (b) progressive water meter tariff where a water company wishes to introduce such a tariff without householder consent.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This information is publicly available on Ofwat's website.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the research required by commitment 77 of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 into increasing the natural resilience of habitats to wildfire through rewetting or restoring hydrological function; and whether her Department has reached any conclusions on the effectiveness of those measures in advance of the initial scoping review.
Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
An initial scoping review will be reported on in the Environmental Improvement Plan’s annual progress report (APR) in 2027.
Current evidence supports the approach that peatland restoration, including rewetting and the restoration of hydrological function, can strengthen wildfire resilience by increasing moisture levels, reducing fuel loads and supporting the recovery of peat-forming vegetation such as Sphagnum mosses.