Helen Morgan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Insurance: StandardsTreasuryTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61023More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure insurers (a) settle claims and (b) proceed litigation as (i) quickly and (ii) cheaply as possible.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry, and sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms. Under FCA rules, insurers must handle claims fairly and p...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInsuranceTreasuryTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61020More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the progress of (a) NFU Mutual and (b) other insurance providers in implementing the recommendations of the Financial Conduct Authority outlined in its Dear CEOs lette
Answer: The Supreme Court published its final judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Business Interruption Insurance test case on 15 January 2021. At the time of the judgment, the FCA set out its expectation that insurers should communicate to all im...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to amend reforms to (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business property relief announced at the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: The Government believes that the 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 a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59516More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, if her Department will commission an independent review of LINK’s access to cash assessment frameworks adequacy to serve rural
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government also understands the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59515More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, whether her Department plans to review LINK’s public transport travel time and cost criteria to account for the availability of
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government also understands the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59514More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, what steps is her Department taking to ensure LINK’s criteria sufficiently reflect the banking needs of (a) digitally excluded,
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government also understands the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Market TownsTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59413More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the impact of increased business rates on the viability of high street businesses in market towns.
Answer: We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, h...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Market TownsTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58290More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of LINK’s banking hub criteria for market towns.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets in market towns and across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely wit...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58288More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33135 on Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax, what the evidential basis is that the alternative clawback mechanism to the proposed changes to agricultural propert
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 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56394More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35636 on Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax, if her Department will publish its modelling for an alternative clawback mechanism for agricultural property relief
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility only certifies costings for the Exchequer impact of the Government’s tax policies. In accordance with standard practice, the Government does not publish modelling of alternative tax proposals that are not Government po...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMarkets: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56393More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce business rates for the owners and tenants of buildings containing market stalls.
Answer: Business rates are paid by the occupiers of commercial properties. In the event a property is unoccupied, the property owner is liable for the property’s business rates bill. To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax ra...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: VATTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47854More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase VAT to 20% for private hire passenger fares outside of London.
Answer: Private hire vehicle services provided by VAT-registered businesses are, and always have been, subject to the standard rate of VAT (20%). The Government is carefully considering the wide range of views shared through last year's consultation on the VAT Tr...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying VAT to private school fees on local sports clubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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