Every parliamentary written question tabled by Kevin Hollinrake this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the status of the review by the Electoral Commission into foreign donations raised by the Conservative Party in the letter t
The Electoral Commission's assessment concerning the Centre for a Better Britain remains on-going whilst it undertakes relevant enquiries and considers the available information. There is more information about the Commission’s assessments in its Enforcem...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the status of the Electoral Commission’s investigation into donations connected to a 2024 party leadership campaign, and wha
The Electoral Commission investigated donations connected to a 2024 leadership campaign. Evidence of potential offences outside its remit were referred to the Metropolitan Police Service on 6 January, and the Commission’s investigation is paused.
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129179 on Members: Finance, what is the policy of the Electoral Commission
There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Electoral Commission and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards which sets out the agreed administrative arrangements between the two bodies. Where the Electoral Commission has reasonable grounds to...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2026, to Question 120977, on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance the Commission has given o
Whether this should be treated as a donation will depend on the intention of the donor and who receives the donation. If the donor intends to give to the recipient via the personal services company, and the recipient has access to the donation, then the C...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Commission provides on how many local electors are needed to request the Proper Office to hold a by-election to fi
The Electoral Commission does not publish specific guidance for combined authority mayoral elections, but the laws are the same as local government elections in England. The Commission has published guidance for Returning Officers on both the timing of by...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission holds information on whether (a) Tether and (b) other types of cryptocurrency are being used to mak
To date, no cryptoasset donations have been reported to the Electoral Commission.The UK Government has announced that it plans to introduce a moratorium on donations in crypto assets. The intention is for this to apply retrospectively to any donations rec...
Whether the National Crime Agency has received any Suspicious Activity Reports relating to (a) cryptocurrency donations to UK politicians or (b) donations to UK politicians from individuals with crypt
For confidentiality and operational security reasons, the National Crime Agency does not comment on individual Suspicious Activity Reports.On 25 March the Government published the Rycroft Review into countering foreign financial influence and interference...
What is the immigration status of Q Manivannan MSP, and what type of visa does Q Manivannan currently hold.
The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases or disclose personal immigration details.
What assessment she has made of trends in the level of immigration from people who do not have visa-free access to the UK in their home country but use golden visa arrangements to enter through a thir
‘Golden visas’ do not in themselves confer nationality, and thus do not automatically grant visa-free access to the UK. They grant residence in the issuing country only. While such schemes do carry risk as they can lead to the granting of citizenship over...
What is the policy of the Home Office on (a) awarding and (b) extending visas to foreign citizens who have been elected in the United Kingdom as an elected representative to a local authority or devol
The Home Office does not operate a specific immigration route or policy for foreign nationals elected to public office in the United Kingdom.Individuals must qualify for permission to enter or remain under the Immigration Rules in their own right, and the...
What guidance the Financial Conduct Authority provided on cryptocurrency payments to domestic Politically Exposed Persons.
The Financial Conduct Authority publishes guidance on the requirements of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) with regard to politically exposed persons (PEPs). The MLRs require financial institutions, including FCA registered cryptoasset exchange pro...
Whether HM Courts & Tribunals Service holds a copy of the court transcript for the election court hearings, “In the matter of a local government election of the Bordesley Green Ward and Aston Ward of the Birmingh
HMCTS is unable to answer the question as the hearing was administered by another organisation. From research conducted, it is believed that the hearings were held at the ‘Birmingham and Midland Institute’, where Judge Mawrey was sitting as an Election Co...
With reference to the answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 129836, on Advisory Services: Fringe Benefits, and further to the HMRC Employment Income Manual EIM20020, whether HMRC has a specific policy on whether the
As set out in the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129836, the Employment Income Manual at EIM20020 explains that a benefit is taxable where it is provided by reason of the employment and confers a benefit of any kind on the employee, unless a specific...
What is the scheduled date for the Chancellor of the Exchequer's tax return to be published by the Government on gov.uk for the 2024-25 tax year.
Returns will be published in due course.
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 121726, on Political Parties: Finance, if he will publish the analysis un
To inform its consideration of the potential impact of a profit test for company donations, the Commission analysed publicly available data about donations reported by political parties and company accounts published by Companies House. The Commission wil...
With reference to the answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 129861, on Stamp Duty Land Tax: Fines, what is the average amount of time to determine (a) a compliance check and (b) an appeal.
There will be many factors that impact the length of time a compliance check remains open, including complexity and whether the customer wishes to appeal HMRC’s decision and enters a dispute resolution process.
With reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118363, on Cryptocurrencies, whether (a) the Financial Conduct Authority or (b) Bank of England have conducted a review into Tether.
HM Treasury does not hold any information on this matter.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 119947, on Money Laundering: Montenegro, whether any assessment has been made of whether laundered money from the West
Donations from individuals or organisations without a qualifying connection to the UK are prohibited. Recipients of political donations are required to take all reasonable steps to check that donations come from permissible donors and to report donations ...
Representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 117776, on All-party Parliamentary Group: Finance, if the Commission will place in the Library a
The House of Commons Commission does not have responsibility for the APPG Rules.The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards does not hold Income and Expenditure Statements agreed to by APPGs. They are either published on a group’s website (...
Whether financial institutions handling Tether cryptocurrency are regulated in the UK.
The Government legislated in February of this year to establish a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, requiring firms to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority for providing relevant cryptoasset services in or to the UK. This ...