Harriet Cross MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57052More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland will become liable for inheritance tax based on current agricultural land values from April 2026.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the PQ referenced UIN 32333 published on 3rd March 2025 at: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32333.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: PricesTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57050More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish a response to the oil and gas price mechanism consultation, published on 5 March 2025.
Answer: The consultation was open for 12 weeks and closed on 28 May. The government is now analysing stakeholder responses and will publish a summary of those responses in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Stock ExchangeTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48300More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to prevent companies from de-listing from the London Stock Exchange.????????????????
Answer: The government is committed to reinvigorating our capital markets to deliver growth, supporting firms to start, scale, list and stay in the UK. We have already delivered an ambitious set of reforms including overhauling the Prospectus regime and Listing R...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48299More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employers' National Insurance contributions on (a) small and mid-sized quoted companies and (b) the (i) staffing costs and (ii) long-term investme
Answer: The Chancellor and I regularly meet and engage with senior figures from across the financial services sector and have, in recent months, hosted a series of forums, including with small to mid-sized quoted companies, as the government works towards develop...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage UK investors to invest in small and mid-sized companies.
Answer: The Chancellor and I regularly meet and engage with senior figures from across the financial services sector and have, in recent months, hosted a series of forums, including with small to mid-sized quoted companies, as the government works towards develop...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48297More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings her Department has had with industry stakeholders on supporting the long-term growth of small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer: The Chancellor and I regularly meet and engage with senior figures from across the financial services sector and have, in recent months, hosted a series of forums, including with small to mid-sized quoted companies, as the government works towards develop...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35557More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the Loan Charge review to examine the wider contracting sector.
Answer: The Government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge. Ray McCann, a highly respected figure in the tax world, is leading the review. His name was suggested by one of the Loan Charge campaigners. To ensure transparency, the terms of ref...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35556More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure transparency in the conduct of the Loan Charge review.
Answer: The Government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge. Ray McCann, a highly respected figure in the tax world, is leading the review. His name was suggested by one of the Loan Charge campaigners. To ensure transparency, the terms of ref...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35555More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered including the role of promoters and intermediaries within the scope of the Loan Charge review.
Answer: The Government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge. Ray McCann, a highly respected figure in the tax world, is leading the review. His name was suggested by one of the Loan Charge campaigners. To ensure transparency, the terms of ref...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35554More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has plans to consult affected stakeholders when establishing the terms of reference for the Loan Charge review.
Answer: The Government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge. Ray McCann, a highly respected figure in the tax world, is leading the review. His name was suggested by one of the Loan Charge campaigners. To ensure transparency, the terms of ref...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35553More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure an independent appointment process is in place for the Loan Charge review.
Answer: The Government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge. Ray McCann, a highly respected figure in the tax world, is leading the review. His name was suggested by one of the Loan Charge campaigners. To ensure transparency, the terms of ref...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: TaxationTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35548More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 27456 on Holiday Accommodation: Tax Allowances, if she will hold discussions with the Scottish Government on sharing data from the Short-term Let Licensing Schem
Answer: The UK Government regularly engages with the Scottish Government, including on the implementation of policies. The Scottish Government regularly publishes statistics from its Short-term Licensing Scheme, which is publicly available. HMRC currently has no ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: TaxationTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35547More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 27456 on Holiday Accommodation: Tax Allowances, what estimate her Department has made of the total tax receipts from properties operating under the Furnished Hol
Answer: HMRC does not hold data on the total tax receipts from Furnished Holiday Lettings. This is because income tax is calculated and charged based on an individual’s total taxable income, rather than a particular income stream.Further information on Furnished ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35166More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 27711 on Holiday Accommodation: Taxation, what quantitative information her Department holds on (a) the number of properties converting between longer-term rent
Answer: The Government will abolish the Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHL) tax regime from April 2025. The FHL tax regime has created a distortion that favours short-term holiday lets over longer-term rentals, by providing a tax incentive to invest in and provide t...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34745More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether business planning development work will be a qualifying activity to access the £1.8 billion allocated in the National Wealth Fund for the upgrade of port infrastructure and supply chain facilities.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund has financial capacity totaling £27.8 billion, of which at least £5.8 billion will be committed over this Parliament to the five priority sectors that the Chancellor announced at the International Investment Summit, including port...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34744More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the criteria are for harbours and ports to access the £1.8 billion allocated in the National Wealth Fund for the upgrade of port infrastructure and supply chain facilities.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund has financial capacity totaling £27.8 billion, of which at least £5.8 billion will be committed over this Parliament to the five priority sectors that the Chancellor announced at the International Investment Summit, including port...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34743More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how companies can access the £1.8 billion allocated in the National Wealth Fund for the upgrade of port infrastructure and supply chain facilities.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund has financial capacity totaling £27.8 billion, of which at least £5.8 billion will be committed over this Parliament to the five priority sectors that the Chancellor announced at the International Investment Summit, including port...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34742More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the £1.8 billion allocated in the National Wealth Fund for the upgrade of port infrastructure and supply chain facilities will be open for applications.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund has financial capacity totaling £27.8 billion, of which at least £5.8 billion will be committed over this Parliament to the five priority sectors that the Chancellor announced at the International Investment Summit, including port...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32334More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has issued new impact assessments on (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief since Autumn Budget 2024; what schedule her Department has for publishing future impact a
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 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32333More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief on trends in (a) employment levels, (b) business succession arran
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 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32331More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total cost of implementing the McCloud remedy; and how she plans to fund this.
Answer: The McCloud remedy took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes and responsible departments are making progress to ensure the remedy is delivered as quickly as possible. All af...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32329More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to communicate with people affected by the McCloud remedy to ensure that they are (a) informed of changes to their pensions and (b) provided with regular updates on when they will receiv
Answer: The McCloud remedy took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes and responsible departments are making progress to ensure the remedy is delivered as quickly as possible. All af...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32326More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to improve communications with people affected by the McCloud remedy; and what further steps she plans to take to ensure transparency.
Answer: The McCloud remedy took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes and responsible departments are making progress to ensure the remedy is delivered as quickly as possible. All af...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32325More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that people impacted by the McCloud remedy receive their entitlements promptly.
Answer: The McCloud remedy took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes and responsible departments are making progress to ensure the remedy is delivered as quickly as possible. All af...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32324More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on implementing the McCloud remedy since July 2024; and what steps she is taking to ensure (a) full and (b) timely delivery.
Answer: The McCloud remedy took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes and responsible departments are making progress to ensure the remedy is delivered as quickly as possible. All af...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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