Gill Furniss MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Council Tax: ArrearsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Money Advice Trust’s Lost in the system report; and if he will make a statement.
Answer: The Government is grateful to the Money Advice Trust and the important work carried out by the National Debt line to support people facing financial difficulties.We acknowledge the concerns and issues raised in the report regarding council tax collection ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
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Council Tax: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government’s response to the Modernising and improving the administration of council tax consultation, and if he will make a statement confirming the
Answer: The Government is grateful to the Money Advice Trust and the important work carried out by the National Debt line to support people facing financial difficulties.We acknowledge the concerns and issues raised in the report regarding council tax collection ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
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Council Tax: Non-paymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to remove the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of Council Tax in England as part of wider proposed sentencing reforms.
Answer: The sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax only applies where the court is satisfied that non-payment is due to wilful refusal to pay or culpable neglect. A person cannot be imprisoned for being unable to pay their council tax. The govern...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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Department for Education	6
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	1
Department for Transport	2
Department for Work and Pensions	1
Department of Health and Social Care	25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority	2
Treasury	2
Women and Equalities	1

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