Every parliamentary written question tabled by Paul Holmes 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, With reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124767, on constituencies, whether the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions
The Electoral Commission has not had such discussions.
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has the Electoral Commission made of the influence of biraderi politics on electoral fraud in Britain.
The Electoral Commission takes electoral fraud seriously. It works to tackle electoral fraud and ensure safeguards are in place across the electoral community. This includes providing advice and guidance to electoral administrators, parties, campaigners a...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129174 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance has been given on whet
Payments linked to party conferences are considered sponsorship, where one of the purposes of the payment could reasonably be seen to be to help with the costs of the conference. Sponsorship is a type of political donation with permissibility and reportin...
Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the laying of secondary legislation on the change to the postal vote application deadlines.
Secondary legislation intended to support the absent voting system will be laid following Royal Assent to the Representation of the People Bill. Subject to parliamentary time, it will be brought forward at the appropriate point to support the electoral ti...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has provided guidance on whether an individual who is non-resident in the UK for tax purposes is el
A person must be resident at the address at which they want to be registered. Residence has a particular meaning in electoral law and is not equivalent to residence for other purposes such as income or council tax purposes. Normally, a person is resident ...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, With reference to the answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 118772, on Political Parties: Donors, whether the Electoral Commission ha
It is for Parliament to decide on the appropriate reporting thresholds in its rules for registering interests.The Commission has not had discussions with the House of Commons authorities on the £1,500 threshold.In its written evidence to the Standards Com...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has had discussions with the Labour Housing Group on registering donations as a members’ associatio
As part of its work to support the regulated community, the Commission met the Labour Housing Group in May 2026 to discuss its status as a members’ association and its political finance obligations.
What guidance has HMRC provided on whether an individual can be non-resident for tax purposes in the UK if they are on the UK electoral roll as a domestic, non-overseas elector.
An individual’s tax residence status is determined by the Statutory Residence Test. This is a year-on-year test, with each year being considered individually. The UK electoral roll has no bearing on UK tax residence and therefore HMRC has provided no guid...
Representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 123199 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the House of Commons authorities have made any asses
The Registrar and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards are not aware of any such assessment having been made. Any required changes to the Code of Conduct as a result of the introduction of new due diligence and reporting requirements would be a ma...
Representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124668 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the House of Commons authorities have discussed wit
The Commission is not aware of any discussions with HM Government on this matter.
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cots are provided for infants under the age of 2 in temporary accommodation.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mitigating health and mortality risks faced by children in temporary accommodation.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Communities and Local Government, how many children have died with temporary accommodation listed as a contributing factor in their death since 2019.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to promote safer sleeping practices in all forms of temporary accommodation where infants are placed.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle temporary accommodation as a contributing factor in child mortality.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
What data his Department holds on infant and child mortality rates for children living in temporary accommodation; whether his Department collects data on the housing status of children at the time
Ministers at the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as other departments, are engaging through the interministerial group supporting the cross-Government homelessness strategy, A Nat...
What steps he is taking to reduce the rate of stillbirth and neonatal deaths, where the mother has recently lived or is living in temporary accommodation.
The Government is committed to improving outcomes for women and babies from vulnerable and underserved groups, and through the Tackling Child Poverty Strategy has committed to ending the practice of discharging newborn babies into bed and breakfasts or ot...
Whether housing status is recorded by maternity services.
Maternity services seek to understand women’s housing circumstances at their first booking appointment and later appointments, so that where concerns arise, they can be referred for housing support where needed. Housing status can be recorded locally, but...
What steps his Department is taking to improve access to maternal pathways with tailored support for pregnant people experiencing homelessness.
We are committed to improving outcomes for women and babies from vulnerable and underserved groups, including those experiencing homelessness, to ensure access to safe, personalised, and equitable maternity care.That is why the Government has committed to...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in child mortality rates among children living in temporary accommodation in England in each of the last six years; and what steps his Depar
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 3379 on 1 June 2026.