Anna Sabine MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Social Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2407More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered extending Section 33 VAT recovery for charities and Community Interest Companies delivering statutory social care services on behalf of local authorities.
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of public funding allocated to adult social care not spent on frontline social care services annually through irrecoverable VAT when services are delivered by charities and not-for-profit
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2404More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason local authorities are able to recover VAT under Section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 when equivalent social care services are delivered in-house but not when those services are commissioned from charitable
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2403More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of irrecoverable VAT on charities, Community Interest Companies and other not-for-profit providers delivering statutory social care services under contract to loc
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordOrchestras: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2402More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason performers are required to be instrumentalists to qualify for Orchestra Tax Relief.
Answer: Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief on production costs and provided around £50 million of support in 2023-24. There is currently no other country in the world which offers similar relief to orchestras, and the aim is to recognise the artistic ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChoirs: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2400More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Orchestra Tax Relief to include amateur and professional choirs that produce live, acoustic concerts on a non-commercial basis.
Answer: Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief on production costs and provided around £50 million of support in 2023-24. There is currently no other country in the world which offers similar relief to orchestras, and the aim is to recognise the artistic ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ChequesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114533More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support banking hub customers who rely on cheque payments, in the context of Lloyds Banking group no longer allowing cheque deposits through Post Offices and banking hubs.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefiting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, the Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking services to communities and is committed to supporting...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC’s procedures for granting exemptions from Making Tax Digital for taxpayers who are digitally excluded, including older individuals who do not use computers or mob
Answer: Whilst most taxpayers are able to use Making Tax Digital (MTD), some will be digitally excluded for a range of reasons which could include age, disability, health conditions, religious beliefs, or lack of internet access. HMRC has clear processes and a de...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91885More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what an accurate valuation method is for the business rates of grassroots music venues.
Answer: Please see the response to UIN 22711 here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-08/22711
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91847More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new higher rate multiplier on the costs faced by sport and recreation premises.
Answer: The existing business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-on-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pre...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support grassroots (a) sports clubs and (b) community organisations will receive to help manage any additional costs they will face as a result of the introduction of new RHL multipliers for properties with a r
Answer: The existing business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-on-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pre...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the retail, hospitality and leisure relief from April 2026 on grassroots sport and recreation.
Answer: The existing business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-on-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pre...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSeventy Ninth Group: FraudTreasuryTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66806More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of cases of fraud involving the Seventy Ninth Group.
Answer: On 28 February 2025, the City of London Police announced that it was investigating allegations of fraud in relation to the 79th Group. It is understood that the 79th Group offered investment opportunities involving loan notes that were marketed as being s...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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