James Cleverly MP: written questions
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Airports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20397More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the HMRC Valuation Office has (a) external or (b) internal guidance on how airports were valued for business rates in the 2026 business rates valuation.
Answer: Guidance for assessing the rateable value of airports in the 2026 Rating List can be found here.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business Rates and VATTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20396More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2026, to Question 7209 on Private Education: Fees and Charges, whether any post-implementation assessment has taken place on the change in (a) business rates and (b) VAT on independ
Answer: The Government conducted thorough and detailed analysis of the impacts of this policy and published a Tax Impact and Information Note (TIIN) which sets out this analysis. This is a comprehensive assessment of the impacts on individuals and families, busin...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20395More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the Valuation Office Agency / HMRC Valuation Office IT Applications Learning module, entitled, Council Tax Banding Tool (CTBT).
Answer: The VOA training modules are for internal use only and are not routinely published.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20394More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Welsh Government has informed the HMRC Valuation Office of its planning council tax bands and thresholds for the council tax revaluation in Wales.
Answer: HMRC Valuation Office will apply the bands and thresholds which the Welsh Government will in due course enact through regulations under the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20393More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency annual report and accounts, 2025-26, HC401, 9 July 2026, page 56, if he will publish the delivery plan for the council tax surcharge.
Answer: The High Value Council Tax Surcharge policy remains in development.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20392More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Table 4.1 on council tax receipts in the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11413 on Council tax, what the reason is for the forecast fall in the percentage change in the taxbase from 1.9% in 2025-26 to
Answer: The OBR’s March 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook sets out the full details of its methodology and the changes in its latest official forecast. The change in annual council tax base growth between 2025-26 and 2026-27 in the March 2026 forecast was driven b...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20391More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11670 on Business Rates, whether his Department has produced its own assessment.
Answer: Forecasts for business rates receipts are published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as part of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). Business rates receipts form part of the OBR's forecasts for public sector receipts and can be found in the...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20390More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues, of 23 July 2026, what the Rateable Value threshold is for the cut-off
Answer: The Government recognises that pubs and live music venues have faced significant pressures in recent years. Earlier this year, the Government cut every pub, social club and live music venues bill by 15 per cent and ensured bills will be frozen in real ter...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20389More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of business rate receipts in England in each year between 2024–25 and 2028–29.
Answer: Forecasts for business rates receipts are published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as part of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). Business rates receipts form part of the OBR's forecasts for public sector receipts and can be found in the...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: BorrowingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20388More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change fiscal rules in relation to borrowing for (a) infrastructure and housing and (b) combined authority mayoral funding.
Answer: The Chancellor has been clear that fiscal discipline is his first priority, because fiscal credibility is the bedrock for economic stability and national security.The Chancellor and the Prime Minister are in lockstep that the government will meet the fisc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: RentsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20387More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated change in private rent sector rents is for an average (a) flat and (b) house in (1) London and (2) England since July 2024 in absolute cash and percentage terms.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes official statistics on private rental prices, including separate series for flats and for detached, semi-detached and terraced properties.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20386More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the written statement of 23 July 2026, HLWS301, on Business Rates Relief for Pubs, Clubs and Live Music Venues, whether he will consult on the review of reliefs for businesses that do not make a po
Answer: This Government is determined to revive our high streets and ensure they are vibrant places to visit. This means cracking down on businesses that are harming our high streets. Further detail will be set out at the Budget, following careful consideration o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: FinanceTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20385More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether central government grants to combined mayoral authorities will be reduced to compensate for the allocation of locally retained income tax receipts.
Answer: As set out in the ‘Rewiring the State’ Cabinet Statement, the government will replace grants from central government with a share of local income tax for every mayor beginning in 2028, such that where a region grows its tax base, it benefits from the incr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 1182, on Business Rates: Canary Wharf, what is his Department's policy on the provision of business rate relief to individual firms.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for the administration of the business rates system including decisions on the award of business rates reliefs in line with relief eligibility.Local authorities also have discretionary powers to grant business rates relie...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2026, of 26 May 2026, what the social media spending on social housing via MANNING GOTTLIEB OMD, re
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElections: SubversionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has been of the potential impact of foreign broadcasting on elections.
Answer: Misinformation and disinformation represent sustained challenges to electoral integrity. It is, and will always be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic processes. The Government remains well prepared to ensure the integrity and security of UK d...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: DatabasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to support the development of open data, across-council, look-up database or search facility for councillor contact details, and consult on the iss
Answer: Councils are responsible for determining how they publish and provide access to information about their elected members. Government has no plans to consult on a change to this approach.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the answer of 15 September 2025, to Question 73795, on Affordable Housing: Costs, if she will provide a breakdown on how much of the (a) £6.08 billion from the 2021-26
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: WarringtonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned Renaissance House - Warrington staff in the most recent working week for which figures are available.
Answer: We have provided, for each office location, as at the week commencing 24 August 2026:the average office attendance of employees assigned to each office during the week commencing 24 August 2026; andthe proportion of employees assigned to that office who a...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EdinburghMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned Queen Elizabeth House - Edinburgh staff in the most recent working week for which figures are available.
Answer: We have provided, for each office location, as at the week commencing 24 August 2026:the average office attendance of employees assigned to each office during the week commencing 24 August 2026; andthe proportion of employees assigned to that office who a...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HastingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned Priory Square - Hastings staff in the most recent working week for which figures are available.
Answer: We have provided, for each office location, as at the week commencing 24 August 2026:the average office attendance of employees assigned to each office during the week commencing 24 August 2026; andthe proportion of employees assigned to that office who a...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the intended commencement date for mayoral authorities to start charging the overnight visitor levy.
Answer: The Government is considering responses received to the consultation on the Overnight Visitor Levy, which closed on 18 February 2026, and will publish its formal response in due course. The precise design and scope of the levy remain under consideration. ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Social ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the average Band D council tax is comprised of the social care precept; and how much and what proportion of local council spending is spent on adu
Answer: Council tax levels are set by individual local authorities and councils are directly accountable to their local communities for how they spend council tax. The total Council Tax Requirement for 2026-27 is £47 billion, representing 53% of local authorities...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ReferendumsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a council tax referendum threshold will be set for (a) parish councils and (b) mayoral combined authorities in 2027-28.
Answer: Decisions relating to referendum principles are consulted on through the annual Local Government Finance Settlement and subject to approval by the House of Commons.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the statistical release, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, of 25 March 2026, for what reason the 4.9% increase in Band D council tax
Answer: The 4.4% figure is the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast, produced prior to the release of the 4.9% in the outturn statistics published by the Department. The OBR methodology assumes 95% take-up of referendum principles, whereas actual take-up o...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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