Afzal Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Fuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125073More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of fuel taxation policy on low income households.
Answer: The Chancellor considers a wide range of impacts when taking decisions on tax policy. At Budget 2025, the Government announced that the 5p cut in fuel duty would be extended until the end of August 2026, with rates then gradually returning to March 2022 l...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121909More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review VAT on veterinary services.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for public services, and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. Exceptions to the standard rat...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121908More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a (a) reduced and (b) zero rate of VAT to essential veterinary (i) treatment and (ii) medicines.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for public services, and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. Exceptions to the standard rat...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115549More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a visitor levy on the affordability of domestic holidays for UK families; and whether she plans to mitigate additional costs for lower income families.
Answer: The Government has announced powers for Mayors to introduce a visitor levy on short-term overnight accommodation in their region, to drive economic growth including through support for the local visitor economy, if they so choose.At Budget, the Government...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: Conditions of EmploymentTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114240More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to investigate salons that may not be paying employer National Insurance contributions, VAT liabilities, or pension obligations through the misclassification of staff as self-employed.
Answer: HMRC’s priority is to ensure that everyone pays the tax they are legally required to pay including those in the hair and beauty sector. HMRC’s approach focuses on preventing non‑compliance from arising in the first place by providing clear guidance and to...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105771More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure transparency and accountability where FCA-authorised firms fail and retail investors have losses.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed responsibility for the peer to peer lending sector in 2014. In 2016, the FCA launched a post-implementation review into the peer to peer and crowdfunding sector, leading to a consultation on updated rules for ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLendy: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105770More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s supervision and regulation of Lendy Ltd prior to its collapse.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed responsibility for the peer to peer lending sector in 2014. In 2016, the FCA launched a post-implementation review into the peer to peer and crowdfunding sector, leading to a consultation on updated rules for ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCost of LivingTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94978More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is considering to address regional cost of living inequalities.
Answer: There is excellence right across the country and this government is backing it: lifting living standards and putting more money in people’s pockets. The recent Budget announced that the government is taking around £150 on average off household energy bill...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: Greater ManchesterTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the disparity between wage growth and increases in living costs in Greater Manchester.
Answer: Through the growth mission, the government will deliver a milestone of higher living standards in every part of the United Kingdom by the end of the Parliament. The main route to higher living standards is through good, productive jobs, stable employment,...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: Greater ManchesterTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the cost-of-living pressures facing working people in Greater Manchester.
Answer: The government is prioritising cutting the cost of living and improving living standards across the UK, including for residents in Greater Manchester. The government recognises that people are still feeling the squeeze on their finances with essential are...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: Israeli SettlementsTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88773More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the (a) volume and (b) value of goods imported to the UK from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Government’s position is that Israeli settlements in Palestine (formerly referred to as the Occupied Palestinian Territories) are illegal under international law. For trade statistics purposes Palestine consists of the West Bank (including East Jerusa...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70921More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of business rates on (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent nurseries.
Answer: In April 2025, the Government removed eligibility of private schools in England for business rates charitable rate relief. Schools that satisfy the definition of a private school have lost entitlement to charitable rate relief entirely. This definition ma...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70917More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of business rates on (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent nurseries.
Answer: In April 2025, the Government removed eligibility of private schools in England for business rates charitable rate relief. Schools that satisfy the definition of a private school have lost entitlement to charitable rate relief entirely. This definition ma...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance: PricesTreasuryTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will instruct the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate pricing in the insurance market.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about the price and terms of cover they offer based on their assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under Finan...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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