Anna Sabine MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Debts: Private SectorTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to compel private creditors to participate in debt relief.
Answer: The UK, alongside the G20 and Paris Club, expects creditors, including private creditors, to participate in international debt restructurings on comparable terms.At this stage, the government is not pursuing a legislative approach that would force private...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Insurance: MortgagesTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the home insurance industry on recent trends in the cost of home insurance for homeowners with a mortgage.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations, including insurers and financial regulators, on an ongoing basis. The Government has not made an assessment. Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome InsuranceTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparable estimate of trends in the level of home insurance paid by homeowners with (a) mortgages and (b) no mortgages.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations, including insurers and financial regulators, on an ongoing basis. The Government has not made an assessment. Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PaymentsTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34525More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that online retailers act on the requests of parents of deceased children regarding online (a) accounts and (b) payments.
Answer: In recent years banks and building societies have sought to make the bereavement process easier by increasing the amount they will release without needing a grant of probate. As such the threshold varies between different firms. The nominal threshold in l...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Bank ServicesTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34524More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that parents of deceased children can access bank accounts without probate.
Answer: In recent years banks and building societies have sought to make the bereavement process easier by increasing the amount they will release without needing a grant of probate. As such the threshold varies between different firms. The nominal threshold in l...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Payment MethodsTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34523More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that parents of deceased children can (a) access and (b) stop (i) direct debits and (ii) standing orders.
Answer: In recent years banks and building societies have sought to make the bereavement process easier by increasing the amount they will release without needing a grant of probate. As such the threshold varies between different firms. The nominal threshold in l...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWines: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23674More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing wine according to strength on wine (a) producers and (b) vendors.
Answer: At Autumn Budget, the Chancellor confirmed that the current temporary wine easement will end as planned from 1 February 2025. By this time, the wine industry will have had over two years to adapt to the strength-based alcohol duty system. The summary of i...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: InsuranceTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting a cap on insurance costs for small businesses.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The Government does not usuall...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance: CostsTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22218More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the cost of insurance.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The Government does not usuall...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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