Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Public Houses: Health and LonelinessTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64353More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of pubs in (a) supporting community wellbeing and (b) tackling social isolation.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting small and local businesses in the hospitality, tourism, and services sectors, which provide a significant contribution to the UK economy and society.We have launched a licensing taskforce to make recommendations t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64352More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to hold discussions with representatives of the brewing and pub sector on how to (a) create growth and (b) reduce barriers to investment, before the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting small and local businesses in the hospitality, tourism, and services sectors, which provide a significant contribution to the UK economy and society.We have launched a licensing taskforce to make recommendations t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: Business Rates and Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64351More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the cumulative impact of changes to (a) business rates and (b) employer National Insurance contributions on the financial viability of (i) pubs and (ii) breweries.
Answer: From 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that eligible RHL businesses benefit from much-needed certainty ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64350More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to consult representatives from the (a) beer and (b) pub sectors ahead of the next Budget.
Answer: Pubs and brewers make a significant contribution to our economy and society, including through supporting jobs, and this is recognised in the tax system. According to the Office for National Statistics' 2023 Business Register and Employment Survey, there ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64349More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reduce beer duty.
Answer: Pubs and brewers make a significant contribution to our economy and society, including through supporting jobs, and this is recognised in the tax system. According to the Office for National Statistics' 2023 Business Register and Employment Survey, there ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64348More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of beer duty in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries.
Answer: Pubs and brewers make a significant contribution to our economy and society, including through supporting jobs, and this is recognised in the tax system. According to the Office for National Statistics' 2023 Business Register and Employment Survey, there ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: EmploymentTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64347More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of jobs supported by the beer and pub sector.
Answer: Pubs and brewers make a significant contribution to our economy and society, including through supporting jobs, and this is recognised in the tax system. According to the Office for National Statistics' 2023 Business Register and Employment Survey, there ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64346More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to consult representatives from the beer and pub sector ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting small and local businesses in the hospitality, tourism, and services sectors, which provide a significant contribution to the UK economy and society.We have launched a licensing taskforce to make recommendations t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInflationTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62144More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her policies on levels of inflation.
Answer: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) assessed the impact of Government policies on the level of inflation. While noting they expect inflation to remain close to the 2 per cent target throughout the forecast period, the OBR forecast a tem...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59190More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC applies import duties to mastectomy bras.
Answer: The UK’s tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff (UKGT), adheres to global classification standards. Those classify mastectomy bras under a commodity code that covers a range of other textiles.We continue to monitor the UKGT to ensure our Most Favo...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59188More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Tax-Free Childcare scheme in reducing childcare costs for working families.
Answer: Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) has been designed with the specific policy aim of supporting parents to return to paid work or work more. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year f...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58868More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of historical mortgage tax relief schemes in supporting access to home ownership.
Answer: The Government must ensure the tax system supports strong public finances whilst targeting support where it is most needed. Mortgage interest relief, which was a historical feature of the UK tax system that was abolished in 2000, benefitted lower income i...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52992More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with (a) the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon and (b) farmers from that constituency to discuss reforms to (i) Agricultural Property Relief and (ii) Business Property Relief.
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. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51762More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks apply case-by-case assessments to banking services for (a) crypto asset businesses and (b) their customers; and whether she plans to have discussions with (i) the indust
Answer: The Government recognises that access to banking services is critical for operating a business, and is a matter of concern for certain sectors in particular such as the digital asset industry. The Government continues to engage with the banking sector and...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: PensionersTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Income Tax threshold for pensioners.
Answer: The Personal Allowance - the amount an individual can earn before paying tax - will continue to exceed the basic and full new State Pension this tax year. This means pensioners whose sole income is the full new State Pension or basic State Pension without...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46637More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the use of the Transformation Fund to reform palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: The Spending Review is underway and details will be announced on 11th June. As part of the Spring Statement, Government announced a £3.25bn Transformation Fund to drive efficiencies across government and save money later in the Parliament and set out how ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSafe Hands Plans: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support to the victims of the Safe Hands Funeral Plan.
Answer: I refer the honorable member to my response to UIN 39592.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46623More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with UK-based private lenders on debt cancellation for lower-income countries.
Answer: Supporting developing countries to tackle unsustainable debt is a key development priority of this government. The UK government is working closely with borrowers, official and private creditors, and the IMF and World Bank, to strengthen the wider debt ar...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46622More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the (a) subsidies and (b) tax reliefs available to (i) Rosebank, (ii) Jackdaw and (iii) other new oil and gas developments.
Answer: The OBR’s most recent forecast of tax revenues from the oil and gas sector is available at the following link: https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2025/. Similarly, where data is available, estimates of the cost of tax reliefs applicable ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46619More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of recent legislative changes at enhancing private sector participation in sovereign debt relief for low-income countries; and whether she plans to introd
Answer: The government is not currently pursuing legislative changes to enhance private sector participation in debt restructurings for low-income countries. The UK, alongside the G20 and Paris Club, expects private creditors to participate in debt restructurings...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43712More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employers National Insurance Contributions on levels of employment.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility published the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) in March 2025, which sets out a detailed forecast of the economy and public finances, including their forecast on levels of employment https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fis...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38297More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who have instructed solicitors and are in the process of completing property transactions to apply previous stamp duty rates.
Answer: In September 2022, the previous government announced a change to the level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), from £125,000 to £250,000. This change was made temporary in November 2022, and the rate will r...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses and Hospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37072More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that business rates reform benefit pubs and breweries in every constituency.
Answer: From 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including pubs and breweries, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit from much-neede...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWholesale Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36038More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the higher multiplier on properties with RV of £500,000 and above on the food and drink wholesale sector.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWholesale Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36037More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to ensure the business rates system supports the sustainability of food and drink wholesalers.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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