David Simmonds MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Council Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103460More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost of implementing the council tax surcharge, including the estimated cost of the valuations for the dwellings.
Answer: Local authorities will collect this revenue on behalf of central Government. The Government will work closely with local government over the next two years to ensure the administration of the tax is not an excessive burden for local government. The Govern...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Council Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103459More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Energy Performance Certificate data will be used by the Valuation Office Agency to assist the council tax surcharge valuations.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency is developing its specific approach to the High Value Council Tax Surcharge work and will set out more details in due course, alongside the government's consultation.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Business RatesTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 95892 on Business Rates, and with reference to paragraph 4.38 of the OBR's report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook, November 2025, CP1439, published on 26 No
Answer: The Government does not hold data on the breakdown of business rates revenue. The total change in business rates revenue is set out in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Council Tax: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103457More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 95402 on Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) analysis and (b) evidence base used to calculate the 2.5% impact on
Answer: A breakdown of the costing methodology used on the policy costing for the High Value Council Tax Surcharge is available on page 51 of the Autumn Budget 2025 policy costings document: Budget_2025-Policy_Costings.pdf
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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InflationTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103456More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department’s latest forecasts are for the value of annual CPI inflation in (a) September 2026 and (b) September 2027.
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts for the UK economy. Forecasting the economy is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which published its latest forecast on 26 November 2025.In their most recent Economic and F...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Council Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether leasehold properties are valued for council tax based on their actual sale price or a notional assumed lease length.
Answer: The VOA values all properties for Council Tax in line with legislation.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Business Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103454More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025, to Question 99863, on Business Rates, for what reason do some hereditaments not have an Unique Address Reference Number listed in their entry in the Valuation Office Agenc
Answer: The current dataset for the 2023 Rating List includes a “proxy record” for each hereditament that has been deleted from the 2023 Rating List. They are included in the data to provide an effective date of deletion from the 2023 Rating List. As these are he...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Landlords: Regulation and TaxationCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103453More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself on matters relating to the regulation and taxation of landlords.
Answer: This Government has strengthened the Ministerial Code. Decisions relating to recusals are made with advice from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards. Any relevant ministerial interests are published in the quarterly ‘List of Ministers’ Interes...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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Poverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what weight is given to the level of (a) private rented sector rents and (b) council tax in the statistical determination of child poverty.
Answer: The UK's headline child poverty statistics are provided via the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics publication: Households below average income (HBAI) statistics - GOV.UK. Children are defined as being in income-based poverty if the net inc...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has paused the sharing of regional asylum dispersal pack data with local government led strategic migration partnerships; and if she will change the policy of her Depart
Answer: The Home Office regularly publishes official accredited statistics, setting out the numbers of asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support, broken down by local authorities These statistics are published on Gov.uk and are freely available to local au...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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