Ben Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Banks: MisconductTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15638More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that banking misconduct compensation schemes provide independent mechanisms for reviewing cases where applicants were wrongly excluded from previous redress processes.
Answer: Successive Governments, as well as the Financial Conduct Authority, working with the banks, have taken steps that aimed to address historical banking misconduct issues. This included helping to establish and support a range of compensation and redress sch...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVAT: RepaymentsTreasuryTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128606More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to help ensure that businesses awaiting VAT repayment(s) receive their funds within an adequate timeframe.
Answer: HMRC aims to ensure that businesses receive VAT repayments promptly by applying automated checks when returns are received and undertaking further enquiries only where required. This approach balances the need for timely repayment with appropriate safegua...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVAT: RepaymentsTreasuryTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128605More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business VAT repayment claims have been outstanding for more than 30 days as of 20/04/2026.
Answer: HMRC does not publish figures on VAT repayment claims that are outstanding for more than 30 days or any specific time period, as this could risk providing insight into repayment controls and may be exploited for fraudulent purposes. Such figures would als...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVAT: RepaymentsTreasuryTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128604More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the processing of VAT repayments to businesses.
Answer: Between 1 June to 30 November 2025, HMRC processed around 1.4 million VAT repayment returns, with around 93% paid promptly, within 5 days. As part of its responsibilities for the collection and management of the VAT system, HMRC will select cases where ne...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122446More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department expects all eligible retired members of public service pension schemes under its responsibility to receive their McCloud remedy payments; and what steps she is taking to expedite payments to affe
Answer: Scheme managers of the individual public service pension schemes are responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of the McCloud remedy to affected members. I have written to scheme managers to remind them of their responsibilities to implement the rem...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Amateur Sports Clubs SchemeTreasuryTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112050More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with (a) national sporting bodies and (b) cricket governing bodies on changes to Corporation Tax Return filing arrangements for Community Amateur Sports Clubs.
Answer: I have assumed this is a reference to the closure of the joint-filing web-based service offered by HMRC and Companies House, which Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) can use to file Company Tax Returns should they need to. HMRC announced the closure o...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Amateur Sports Clubs SchemeTreasuryTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112049More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of requiring the use of commercial software to submit Corporation Tax Returns on Community Amateur Sports Clubs.
Answer: I recognise some Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) have raised concerns about the requirement to use commercial software to submit Company Tax Returns. HMRC does not expect these requirements to impose significant ongoing costs. CASCs are not require...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107929More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to apply the findings of the 2025 Green Book Review to help ensure that transport schemes in rural areas like Cornwall receive adequate funding.
Answer: The government is changing the Green Book and how it is used to make sure that every region is given a fair hearing when it comes to investment. That is why a shorter, more streamlined version of the Green Book will be published soon.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93573More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the taxation of inherited pensions before transfer into trusts on the long-term financial security of disabled beneficiaries.
Answer: Certain types of trusts for vulnerable people, including disabled persons trusts, are exempt from inheritance charges which normally apply to other types of trusts. No inheritance tax is charged on payments made to a beneficiary from a disabled persons tr...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Transfer: Money LaunderingTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90621More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of implementing a pilot scheme for banks to provide standardised anti-money laundering checks for use in property transactions.
Answer: The requirements for anti-money laundering checks in property transactions are set out in the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs). The MLRs are not prescriptive in setting out precisely how banks and other regulated firms should undertake anti-money laund...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall: HousingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89897More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency for homeowners on the terms under which (a) communal and (b) shared land may revert to the Duchy of Cornwall in the event of developers' insolvency.
Answer: Homeowners will have such rights of recourse against insolvent corporate developers as exist under the corporate insolvency regime. The Duchy’s policy is to give an appropriate person or body the opportunity to purchase the property formerly owned by inso...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall: HousingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89892More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of mechanisms for homeowners to seek recourse when land held by the Duchy of Cornwall reverts to Duchy ownership following the insolvency of housing develope
Answer: Homeowners will have such rights of recourse against insolvent corporate developers as exist under the corporate insolvency regime. The Duchy’s policy is to give an appropriate person or body the opportunity to purchase the property formerly owned by inso...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Post OfficesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89148More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cheque deposit services at post offices on people in rural areas.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role the Post Office plays in providing essential banking services, particularly in rural areas. The Post Office Banking Framework allows personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash, check their bal...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88163More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing the Vehicle Excise Duty exemption for classic cars on owners of (a) classic and (b) heritage vehicles.
Answer: The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public fina...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87638More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the application of Vehicle Excise Duty on (a) new and (b) existing electric vehicles from 1 April 2025 on the (i) affordability and (ii) trends in the level of
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. As announced by the Government at Autumn Statement 2022, from April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles now pay VED in a similar way to petrol and diesel ve...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPAYETreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the agreed timescale is for HMRC to (a) process and (b) refund PAYE payments; and whether HMRC is meeting that timescale.
Answer: There are several triggers that result in PAYE repayments. Where a customer submits a PAYE repayment claim, these are treated as priority post. HMRC have an agreed and published service standard to respond to 80% of priority post within 15 working days. H...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76210More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing incidental off-sales of beer and cider from draught duty paid containers on pubs in rural communities.
Answer: Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivalents – an increase of over 50% on the previous draught discount of 9.2%. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint. The core objective of this relief is to recognise ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76209More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) implement and (b) administer the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief under the inheritance tax regime, including any
Answer: I refer to the answer given on 5 September 2025 to PQ UIN 70546.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/70546
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Ombudsman ServiceTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73534More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to maintain the Financial Ombudsman Service’s remit when considering complaints.
Answer: The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) plays an important role in providing consumers with a cost-free and quick route to resolve disputes with financial services firms. My recent review of the FOS concluded that the framework in which it operates has resu...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: DebtsTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68645More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to work with (a) The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development and (b) other relevant charities to help reduce the high interest public debt owed by certain developing countries.
Answer: The UK is concerned by impacts of the high debt servicing costs faced by developing countries. We fully support the World Bank and IMF’s ‘three pillars’ approach to countries facing liquidity (i.e. short-term payment) challenges. Enhanced transparency wil...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: DebtsTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68644More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of high interest public debt obligations owed by developing nations to UK private creditors on the public finances of those developing nations.
Answer: The UK is concerned by impacts of the high debt servicing costs faced by developing countries. We fully support the World Bank and IMF’s ‘three pillars’ approach to countries facing liquidity (i.e. short-term payment) challenges. Enhanced transparency wil...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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