Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief on the profitability of farming businesses.
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the delinked basic payment scheme on the profitability of farming businesses.
Answer: The Government has committed to support farmers through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. Accelerating the phase out of Direct Payments will allow us to focus more of this funding on Environmental Land Manag...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department had with farmers before freezing the capital grant scheme.
Answer: The Capital Grants scheme has been closed to new agreements following unprecedented demand this Autumn, which would use all the available funding. We are forecast to spend more on capital grants this year than ever before. This is only possible because we...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of accelerated changes to delinked payments on farming businesses.
Answer: The Government has committed to support farmers through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. Accelerating the phase out of Direct Payments will allow us to focus more of this funding on Environmental Land Manag...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Government AssistanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by changes made to (a) agricultural property relief, (b) Business Property Relief and (c) capital grants at the Autu
Answer: From 6 April 2026, 0% inheritance tax will be due on the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property. Above this amount, landowners will access 50% relief from inheritance tax and will pay inheritance tax at a reduced effective rate up...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of large-scale solar farms.
Answer: As outlined in the clean power action plan last week, solar power will be vital to meeting our mission and bringing down energy bills for good. Solar is one of the cheapest and most-readily available sources of energy we have, and whilst rooftop and other...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInland Border Facilities: AshfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the overall (a) capital and (b) running costs are of the Inland Border Facility at Sevington; and what the budget is for that facility.
Answer: This is commercially sensitive information and therefore may not be released. We are planning to publish some information regarding operating costs in the near future. The information will be published on GOV.UK.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the firearms licensing departments that have taken a year or more to process applications for (a) grants and (b) renewals in each of the last five years.
Answer: The issuing of firearms certificates and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Constables, who are held to account by Police and Crime Commissioners.However, the performance of forces in this space is being actively monitored by...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sound moderators are held on firearms certificates.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information annually on the number of sound moderators.The latest available data is for the year ending 31 March 2024 and can be accessed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/firearm-certi...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of the National Firearms Licensing Management System; and whether her Department plans to update the system.
Answer: We keep the effectiveness of the National Firearms Licensing Management System under review.The system was introduced in 2007 and we are now working with policing partners to consider options for updating it to provide police forces with enhanced function...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: FirearmsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of GPs who have downloaded the IT update to allow the placement of markers on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders.
Answer: It is a requirement that all applicants for a firearms licence must provide relevant medical information to the police with their application, and this is supported by a new digital firearms marker which is placed on the patient/licence holder’s medical r...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: FirearmsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require General Practitioners to place a marker on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders.
Answer: It is a requirement that all applicants for a firearms licence must provide relevant medical information to the police with their application, and this is supported by a new digital firearms marker which is placed on the patient/licence holder’s medical r...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had meetings with representatives of (a) police, (b) gun control groups, (c) British Shooting Sports Council and (d) British Association for Shooting and Conservation to discuss firear
Answer: Home Office Ministers and officials meet with representatives of the police, the shooting community, gun control groups and others from time to time and will continue to do so.This helps to ensure that all relevant views are taken into account in ensuring...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: AustraliaTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17993More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with her Australian counterpart on the impact of excise tax for tobacco products on (a) consumer and (b) organised crime group behaviour.
Answer: No discussions have taken place with Australian ministers on these issues.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in illegal tobacco sales as a consequence of the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
Answer: Evidence shows that when we have previously introduced targeted tobacco control measures, they have had a positive impact on tackling the problems of illicit tobacco. Consumption of illicit cigarettes has gone from 15 billion cigarettes in 2000/2001 to 1....
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government will take steps to support the mental health of shopkeepers responsible with enforcing the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
Answer: Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and ill health. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential increase in incidents of (a) violent crime, (b) physical abuse and (c) verbal intimidation against shopkeepers as a result of a generational ban on toba
Answer: Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and ill health. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17676More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has been provided use of a vehicle for official Ministerial travel from outside the Government Car Service.
Answer: We do not comment on the specific arrangements in place for the Chancellor because of security.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16833More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mitigations from proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief for farmers over 70 years old.
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomicil: TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16832More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled Tax changes for non-UK domiciled individuals, published on 30 October 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the non-domiciled
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the UK’s competitiveness internationally and securing economic growth. This reform has been specifically designed to make the UK competitive with a modern, simple tax regime that is also fair. It establishes a tax ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16831More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Government departments have spent on procurement relating to both goods and services in total in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: The Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) that were published in July 2024 shows budget aggregates and spending for 5 years of outturn and one plan year up to 2024-25. Chapter 2 of PESA includes several tables that show departmental budgets broke...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArden StrategiesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16606More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list each of the business attendees who accompanied Arden Strategies at her Department's roundtable on 17 September 2024.
Answer: The Government engaged with a number of different businesses and trade bodies in the run up to the International Investment Summit to help coordinate meetings with key investors as part of the usual course of business. It also has an ongoing business enga...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRachel Reeves: Members' StaffTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16605More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants, published on 11 October 2024, whether Nicholas Garland (a) attends meetings in her Department and (b) has provided policy
Answer: Nicholas Garland is not a Special Adviser to the Chancellor or a Civil Servant and therefore does not attend meetings or provide policy advice to the Chancellor in this capacity.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament record11 Downing Street: Government Art CollectionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the reference numbers are of Government Art Collection works that have been removed from 11 Downing Street since the general election; and what the reference numbers are of works that are sc
Answer: GAC artworks removed from 11 Downing Street since the General Election can be found in the table below. In some cases, artworks have been removed from No.11 as they have been committed as loans to public exhibitions at other museums or galleries. GAC Inve...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16603More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Ian Corfield has left his role at her Department following the International Investment Summit in October 2024.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit on 14 October. He has now left the department, as planned.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
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