Harriett Baldwin MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Written question 29926TreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29926More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to question (28309) a) how many people claimed Tax-Free Childcare in each tax year since the scheme was introduced and b) what information is held about their incomes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordService Industries: VATTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29394More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost and the impact of the Great British Summer Savings scheme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMortgage Guarantee SchemeTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29393More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what take-up there has been of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme since July 2025 and how take-up compares with the predecessor scheme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29392More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he accepts the recommendation from the Office for Value for Money to conduct thematic value for money reviews and publish the terms of reference of these reviews in 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29391More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the bespoke departmental efficiency targets and plans.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29390More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she expects to publish an update from the Office for Government Property on its estates rationalisation programme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29120More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish analysis of the usage of structural and non-structural tax reliefs in force during 2024-25.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29119More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Tax Reliefs are in force.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what demographic projections her Department holds to model future (a) primary and (b) secondary school places in the Worcestershire County Council area over the next five years.
Answer: As part of the school capacity survey 2025, Worcestershire Local Authority submitted information on school capacity and forecasts of the number of pupils that the local authority expects to provide a mainstream school place for. This data is published at:...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital budget allocations are available to Worcestershire County Council to accommodate future (a) primary and (b) secondary school places in the current financial year.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department provides capital funding through the Basic Need grant to support local authorities to provide school places, based on their own pupil forecasts and school c...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28718More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many P85 forms have been submitted to HMRC in each month since May 2025.
Answer: The table below shows the number of P85 forms submitted to HMRC electronically from May 2025 to July 2026: MonthP85 iFormsMay 20254,500June 20254,500July 20254,900August 20255,200September 20256,300October 20256,700November 20256,500December 20255,800Janu...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28717More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the taxation of Non-Domiciled taxpayers on taxes received.
Answer: The Government is committed to addressing unfairness in the tax system, so that everyone who makes their home in the UK pays their taxes here.That is why the Government removed the outdated concept of domicile status from the tax system from April 2025 an...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Improvement: VATTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28716More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the reduced rate of VAT on renovating empty residential properties.
Answer: To support the Government’s housing delivery targets, the Government maintains several VAT reliefs for the construction of homes. This includes a reduced rate of VAT of five per cent for the renovation of properties that have been empty for two or more ye...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCapital Gains TaxTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28310More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of forestalling that occurred with Capital Gains Tax in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility will publish its estimates of Capital Gains Tax in 2024-25 in the upcoming Economic and Fiscal Outlook
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28309More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have lost access to Tax-Free Childcare when their income reached £100,000 in each tax year since the scheme was introduced.
Answer: HMRC does not hold this information. Many families who lose eligibility for Tax-Free Childcare as a result of their income exceeding the £100,000 threshold will simply choose not to re-apply for the scheme, and are not required to report this to HMRC.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTourism: VATTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28308More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he plans to request an updated OBR Assessment of the impact on the UK economy of ending Tax Free Shopping.
Answer: In March 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) conducted a review of the previous government’s 2020 costing of removing tax-free shopping. The OBR’s updated estimate is that the withdrawal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme will save the Exchequer...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Debt CollectionTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28307More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he can list the names of the firms HMRC uses for Debt Collection as at today's date.
Answer: Information on the debt collection agencies currently used by HMRC is publicly available on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-will-happen-if-you-do-not-pay-your-tax-bill
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAstronomy and Space: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget allocations made by the Science and Technology Facilities Council in the area of astronomy and space science, and i
Answer: The Government is committed to maintaining a world-leading astronomy and space science programme. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), as part of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), has recently completed an evidence-based prioritisation...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26000More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider extending the 20% business rates relief for pubs and music venues to post offices.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that post offices make to local economies and communities through the services they provide to residents and businesses.Businesses continue to benefit from the Government's wider business rates reforms,...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: SubsidiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of future operating subsidy requirements for publicly owned steel assets.
Answer: Generally, any financial assistance to public owned steel assets would, among other things, be time-limited, targeted and proportionate to the Government's objectives, and meet our responsibilities under subsidy control rules. The finances of Forgemasters...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the costs of decarbonisation requirements for any steel undertaking transferred under the Steel Nationalisation Bill.
Answer: If the powers contained in the SIN bill to transfer ownership of a steel undertaking were used, a full assessment of the costs of doing so and the relevance to the public interest would be undertaken. This would include any costs arising from environmenta...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: PolicyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many post-implementation reviews undertaken by his Department since 5 July 2024 found that policy costs exceeded those estimated in the original impact assessment.
Answer: Post implementation reviews (PIRs) and impact assessments (IAs) are published documents and are therefore publicly available. Guidance on PIRs, together with DBT’s past reviews and impact assessments, can be accessed via www.legislation.gov.uk.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: PolicyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which policies his Department has introduced since July 5th 2024 have been implemented without a published impact assessment.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not maintain a centrally held list of policies introduced that have been implemented without a published impact assessment.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of labour inspectors required to enforce new employment rights measures in each of the next three years.
Answer: This government has significantly increased funding for employment rights compliance. The Fair Work Agency's budget in 2026/27 is £60.1m, a significant increase on the budgets of its predecessor organisations.Bringing together state enforcement means less...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing steel products on operational continuity, since the implementation of the steel trade measure on 1 July 2026.
Answer: This steel trade measure has been carefully designed to take account of UK industry needs, and to ensure continued supply of necessary imports to meet these aims.An Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the relevant legislation was published on 30 June, set...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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