Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP: written questions
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Written questions
Gun Sports: HaresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year.
Answer: Defra holds no official statistics on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year. We are however aware of a number of estimates made by stakeholder groups which range markedly from the low tens of thousands to the low...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data on the performance of firearms licensing departments her Department has received in each of the last three years.
Answer: The issuing of firearms certificates and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and they are held to account by Police and Crime Commissioners.However, the performance of forces is actively being monitored by t...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report.
Answer: On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. The fees had not been increased since 2015 an...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: FirearmsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she is not making placing of a marker on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders mandatory for general practitioners.
Answer: The Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of Police on firearms licensing sets out clearly the different factors that police forces must consider when deciding whether someone is suitable to have a firearms licence. The Statutory Guidance requires that me...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: FirearmsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the proportion of general practitioners who place medical markers on the medical notes of patients who are firearms certificate holders.
Answer: The Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of Police on firearms licensing sets out clearly the different factors that police forces must consider when deciding whether someone is suitable to have a firearms licence. The Statutory Guidance requires that me...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that firearms certificate holders should have a marker placed on their medical notes.
Answer: The Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of Police on firearms licensing sets out clearly the different factors that police forces must consider when deciding whether someone is suitable to have a firearms licence. The Statutory Guidance requires that me...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ICTDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of potential levels of (a) financial and (b) carbon savings from (i) estate and (ii) digital budgets through consolidation of disparate legacy IT systems l
Answer: Government is looking to understand what Legacy IT systems it currently has, and how to best prioritise and mitigate the risks they carry. By their nature, Legacy IT often underpins complex and critical services that have unique requirements, informing ho...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29414More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the business rate multiplier by 20p for all hereditaments in England used for retail, hospitality and leisure with a rateable value of (a) under £51
Answer: The Government will confirm the rates for the new multipliers at Budget 2025, taking account of the outcomes of the 2026 revaluation as well as the broader economic and fiscal context. Tax policy and legislation is not subject to the Better Regulation Fra...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29413More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a 10p increase in the business rate multiplier for all hereditaments in Greater London with a rateable value of £500,000 or more on business rate in
Answer: The Government will confirm the rates for the new multipliers at Budget 2025, taking account of the outcomes of the 2026 revaluation as well as the broader economic and fiscal context.Tax policy and legislation is not subject to the Better Regulation Fram...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29412More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a 10p increase in the business rate multiplier for all hereditaments in England with a rateable value of £500,000 or more on business rate income in
Answer: The Government will confirm the rates for the new multipliers at Budget 2025, taking account of the outcomes of the 2026 revaluation as well as the broader economic and fiscal context.Tax policy and legislation is not subject to the Better Regulation Fram...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAmazon: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29411More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments are used for (a) distribution and (b) warehousing by Amazon in England and have a rateable value of £499,999 or below.
Answer: Due to legislation protecting taxpayer confidentiality, I am unable to disclose information about individual ratepayers or properties. The Non Domestic Rating Lists are publicly available to view and can be searched by postcode and Special Category Code. ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has used powers under section 44 of the Police Act 1996 to require Chief Constables to provide information on the time taken by firearms licensing departments to process (a) grants and (b)
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 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWarehouses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27100More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for (a) distribution and (b) warehousing in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the Valuation Office Agency’s Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties publication available on gov.uk.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27099More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in England that are not used for retail, hospitality or leisure had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the Valuation Office Agency’s Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties publication available on gov.uk.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27098More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for leisure in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the Valuation Office Agency’s Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties publication available on gov.uk.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Sector: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for hospitality in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the Valuation Office Agency’s Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties publication available on gov.uk.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27096More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for retail in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the Valuation Office Agency’s Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties publication available on gov.uk.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure in England have a rateable value of (i) £51,000 or below, (ii) between £51,001 and £499,999 and (iii) £500,000 or above.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency’s official statistics publication Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties provides details of hereditaments by special category code and rateable value.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recommendations of the review entitled The review for implementation of Schedule 3 to The Flood and Water Management Act 2010, published in January 2023, what ste
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits, reduc...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12361More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the rise in employer National Insurance contributions does not apply to general practices.
Answer: Resource spending for the Department of Health and Social Care is set to increase by £22.6 billion in 2025-26 compared to 2023-24 outturn, providing a real-terms growth rate of 4% for the NHS, the largest since before 2010 excluding Covid-19 years. The Go...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: HospicesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12360More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the rise in employer National Insurance contributions does not apply to hospices.
Answer: Resource spending for the Department of Health and Social Care is set to increase by £22.6 billion in 2025-26 compared to 2023-24 outturn, providing a real-terms growth rate of 4% for the NHS, the largest since before 2010 excluding Covid-19 years. The Go...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
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