Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Revenue and Customs: ResearchTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62081More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list the (a) topic and (b) title of each item of external research commissioned by HMRC since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of projects in the HMRC Research Programme are available at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/about/research#research-activities-funded-by-hmrc The content of this webpage will be updated to include projects commissioned sinc...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: RepaymentsTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the number of pensioners who will need to pay back the Winter Fuel Payment through tax system, in each financial year between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2029.
Answer: From this winter 2025-26 Winter Fuel Payment eligibility will be expanded in England and Wales. Pensioners with incomes below or equal to £35,000 will benefit from Winter Fuel Payments. About 9 million individuals will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payments ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62079More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether she plans to raise taxes.
Answer: In the Spending Review, money was allocated to the priorities of the British people: our security, our health service and growing the economy to put more money in people's pockets. Everything the Chancellor set out in the Spending Review is costed and has...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59830More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the modelling used for the proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the PQ referenced UIN 29334 published on 5th February 2025 at: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-05/29334.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CostsTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59253More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support sole traders and small family-run businesses with the cost of (a) inflation and (b) living; and if she will review VAT thresholds and business rates for small enterprises.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that small businesses and sole traders play in the economy, and the impact that inflation can have on them. We are putting the public finances on a sustainable path and investing in the future, creating a stabl...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: StonewallTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51654More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding her Department has allocated to Stonewall for (a) 2025/26 and (b) 2026/27.
Answer: HM Treasury has not allocated any funding for Stonewall for 2025/26 and does not anticipate allocating any funding for Stonewall in 2026/27.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: EqualityTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51653More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget her Department has allocated to public sector equality, diversity and inclusion roles for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.
Answer: HM Treasury has fewer than 5 staff in equality, diversity and inclusion roles for 2025/26. As the total number of individuals is less than 5, HM Treasury is unable to release salary information as doing so would mean these individuals may be identifiable....
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51651More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget her Department has allocated to public sector pay rises for 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Answer: Public Sector pay rises will be funded from Departmental Budgets across the Parliament – there is no centrally provided funding available for pay rises. Departments have set out in their evidence to the Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) what is affordable for 2025...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail TradeTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51650More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many retailers with a retail value of under £51,000 are based on retail parks.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency does not hold information specific to retail parks.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51649More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing business rates relief for retailers that choose to leave the high street and move their businesses to retail parks.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for all retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000 from 2026-27. The Government intends to fund this by introducin...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50682More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of the increase in employers’ National Insurance Contributions on (a) fish and chip shops and (b) other small businesses.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48264More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the CBI Economics' report entitled The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Changes to BPR and APR, published in March 2025, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the repor
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inherita...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: Public AppointmentsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42047More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether appointments to the National Wealth Fund will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair will be classified as a significant appointment.
Answer: All ministerial public appointments will follow the principles of the Governance Code on public appointments. There are no current plans to recruit a new Chair of the National Wealth Fund. The current recruitment round for a new CEO is exempt from the Off...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether some public sector pension schemes have a retire and return option.
Answer: It is possible for members of the main statutory Public Service Pension Schemes to return to public service employment after retiring and taking pension. The rules on further employment of individuals who are in receipt of relevant pension benefits are se...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: CostsTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37427More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 24653 on Arms Length Bodies, which financial years Phase 2 savings apply to; whether those savings are from the RDEL budget; what the baseline is for those savin
Answer: Phase 2 of the Spending Review covers financial years 2026/27 to 2028/29 on RDEL to 2029/2030 on CDEL, whilst Phase 1 covers 2025/26. Over Phase 2, a 5% minimum RDEL savings target has been set for all departments and arm’s-length bodies. This is in addit...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Ministers' Private OfficesTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22465More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 9057 on Treasury: Minister’s Private Offices, what was spent on each item.
Answer: The below table shows the costs incurred. Instillation of an exhibition in No. 11 Downing Street from the National Maritime Museum.£2,155Office furniture and fittings£160Maintenance£330
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomicil: TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22464More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the non-domiciled tax regime on the number of non-domiciled people who will relocate to other European countries.
Answer: The Government’s priority is improving the UK’s competitiveness internationally and securing economic growth. The reforms to the tax treatment of non-domiciled individuals have been specifically designed to make the UK competitive, with a modern, simple t...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22463More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 11 December 2024, to Question 17676, on Ministers: Official Cars, if the Chancellor’s car travel arrangements are at public expense.
Answer: We do not comment on the specific arrangements in place for the Chancellor for security reasons.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 14108 on Arm’s Length Bodies, on what statutory basis Permanent Secretaries rather than Ministers approve framework agreements.
Answer: Permanent Secretaries are appointed as Accounting Officers for their departments by the Treasury under section 5 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. They are directly responsible to Parliament for ensuring that their department's use of pub...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: 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 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 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
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