Helen Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Armed Forces Compensation SchemeTreasuryTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5683More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that compensation awarded to armed forces (a) veterans and (b) their families is not classified as income.
Answer: Payments intended to compensate individuals for personal injury would generally fall within established tax principles that treat compensation for personal injury as non-taxable. If payments are made which specifically represent loss of earnings, they wil...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordShares: SalesTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126048More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to make it easier for current and former start-up employees to realise the value of their equity, including through secondary share sales.
Answer: The Government has taken significant steps to allow more employees to acquire shares in their employer's company. At Autumn Budget 2025, the Government announced a major expansion of the Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) scheme eligibility limits, wh...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123053More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the overseas scale rates for employees travelling outside the UK and cost of living pressures.
Answer: Where employers reimburse allowable travel expenses, tax relief is available provided the expenses are wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred for work purposes. Ordinarily, employers must hold evidence of the employee’s actual expenditure. However, ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123052More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will conduct a review of overseas scale rates for employees travelling outside the UK.
Answer: Where employers reimburse allowable travel expenses, tax relief is available provided the expenses are wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred for work purposes. Ordinarily, employers must hold evidence of the employee’s actual expenditure. However, ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118107More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her Department made of the effectiveness of (a) the Loan Charge and (b) HMRC’s approach to dealing with disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her Department made of the value-for-money to the taxpayer of the Loan Charge.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118105More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding Loan Charge cases she expects will be settled as a result of the McCann Review.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118104More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the loan charge and (b) adequacy of HMRC’s approach to dealing with disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118103More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the value-for-money of the loan charge.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118102More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people subject to the loan charge who will have their cases settled following the independent review of the loan charge.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: VATTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103128More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on taxis and private hire cars in rural areas.
Answer: Private hire vehicle (PHV) services provided by VAT-registered businesses are, and always have been, subject to the standard rate of VAT (20%). The Government’s announcement at Autumn Budget 2025 puts an end to the exploitation of a VAT administration sch...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: LibyaTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103127More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to (a) publish and (b) notify the House of Commons when licences are issued for accessing frozen Libyan assets.
Answer: Specific licensing purposes are provided for under the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Where these purposes apply and where the conditions in those grounds have been met, HM Treasury may authorise activity involving frozen assets. OFSI relea...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: LibyaTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103125More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will publish information on the taxable status of, and taxes collected from, Libya’s frozen assets.
Answer: We do not have this specific information. The UK’s tax system is not able to target specific tax rates at specific pots of money. The UK tends to apply tax to classes of transactions, rather than assets in situ. Under all UK sanctions regimes, including t...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: ChinaTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87628More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many e-scooters have been imported from China in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK which includes data on imports of e-scooters. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited Official St...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: ChinaTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87627More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many e-bikes have been imported from China in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK which includes data on imports of e-bikes. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited Official Stati...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RussiaTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83973More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will have discussions with her international allied counterparts to reduce the level of the Oil Price Cap applicable to Russian exports.
Answer: The UK works closely with G7 partners to increase economic pressure on Russia. On 18 July 2025, the UK lowered the Russian Oil Price Cap alongside the EU, with the aim to reduce Russian oil revenues. On the 15th October the UK also announced new sanctions...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will exempt imports of in-scope raw materials that are used in the manufacture of military equipment in line with the EU UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answer: From 1 January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will apply to specific goods imported from the aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, and iron & steel sectors. The specific goods are listed in the Government response to the con...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80907More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to close chat-mediated services that facilitate the purchasing of Russian crypto assets in Britain.
Answer: Since 2020 UK cryptoasset firms have been subject to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations, requiring strict supervision, customer checks and suspicious activity reporting. Since 2023, these firms have also been required to collect, ver...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80906More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to prevent Russian crypto assets being purchased in Britain.
Answer: Since 2020 UK cryptoasset firms have been subject to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations, requiring strict supervision, customer checks and suspicious activity reporting. Since 2023, these firms have also been required to collect, ver...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities and Hospices: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77417More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing an exemption for hospices and charities providing health and care services from the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The Government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. That means more than half of businesses with NICs liabilities ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance Companies: RegulationTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75876More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory framework in relation to insurance companies’ use of loss adjusters; and whether she plans to regulate the conduct o
Answer: Whilst loss adjusters acting on behalf of insurers are not directly regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), they are typically members of professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA). CILA sets standards for eth...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance Companies: StaffTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74852More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory framework for insurance companies’ use of loss adjusters; and whether she plans to regulate the conduct of loss adjusters.
Answer: Whilst loss adjusters acting on behalf of insurers are not directly regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), they are typically members of professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA). CILA sets standards for eth...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73889More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will have a military use exemption.
Answer: From 1 January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will apply to specific goods imported from the aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, and iron & steel sectors. The specific goods are listed in the Government response to the con...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Capital & Finance InvestigationTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of Dame Elizabeth Gloster's report entitled Report of the Independent Investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulation of London Capital & Fin
Answer: Dame Elizabeth Gloster made four recommendations to the government, which were all accepted. She recommended that the government review the allocation of ISA-related responsibilities between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HMRC. As announced in ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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