James Cleverly MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Individual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109140More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) her Department and (b) HMRC has undertaken research on the reasons for why savers withdraw money from Lifetime ISAs and incur withdrawal charges.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 25 the government announced that it will publish a consultation in early 2026 on the implementation of a new, simpler ISA product to support first time buyers to buy a home. Once available, this new product will be offered in place of the...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109139More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis the Valuation Office Agency provided to government departments on the potential distributional consequences of the 2026 business rates revaluation before the Budget 2025, including the potential impact
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) provides valuation data and analysis on the property market to MHCLG and HMT.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109138More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the 2026 business rates revaluation was subject to a Cabinet Committee write-round.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency is responsible for maintaining an accurate rating list in England independently of central government.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAbortion and Infanticide: Sex SelectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle sex-selective abortion and infanticide.
Answer: The Department continues to work with providers to ensure abortions are only performed in accordance with the legal grounds set out by the Abortion Act. Sex is not itself a lawful ground for termination of pregnancy in England and Wales and it is illegal ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLobbying: SubversionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the review into foreign interference will consider the practice of foreign governments hiring UK-based lobbyists.
Answer: It is, and always will be, an absolute priority for this Government to protect our democratic and electoral processes. The purpose of the Rycroft review is to provide an in-depth assessment of the current financial rules and safeguards and make recommenda...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87778 on Affordable Housing: Construction, what proportion of funding from the new Programme will be used to purchase homes
Answer: The new Social and Affordable Homes Programme will permit a limited number of acquisitions.For further information, please see the policy statement published by the Department on 7 November which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Allied Publicity Services (Manchester)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, for what reason
Answer: This is included as one of several performance indicators, to ensure our supplier uses accurate, up-to-date Crown copyright statements across all government publications it produces for the department and MHCLG’s Arm’s Length Bodies, helping maintain lega...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EdarothMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether the Minister for Housing and Planning discussed government business wi
Answer: I had no meetings with Edaroth at Labour Party Annual Conference 2025 and shared no platforms with representatives of the company.I participated in a number of advertised events at the conference, including a panel organised by Labour Housing Group, in wh...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out how the uplift in rateable values in 2026 affects the calculation of funding of individual local authorities in the Local Government Finance Settlement for 202
Answer: I refer the Rt. hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 107993 on 28 January 2026.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108658More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 102744 on Educational Institutions: Council tax, how many retail, hospital an leisure hereditaments have a rateable value above £500,000 broken down by Special Ca
Answer: This information was included in the Change in rateable value of rating lists, 2026 Revaluation publication: Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2026 Revaluation (draft list) - GOV.UK
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108657More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Valuation Office Agency's publication entitled Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2026 Revaluation (draft list), published on 26 November 2025, for what
Answer: We recognise that hotels have expressed concerns about how they are valued for business rates. Hotels valuations are undertaken in a different way to some other sectors. The methodology used is well established, but, as with pubs, the government has annou...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108656More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2025 to Question 89444 on Property: Valuation, whether the discussion between the Valuation Office Agency and the Scottish Assessors Association on the model assisted valuation
Answer: There has been no discussion with Scottish Assessors Association on the use of the automated valuation model in a Council Tax revaluation in Scotland.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108655More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of how many and the proportion of pubs hereditaments assigned Valuation Office Agency Special Category Code 226 which were eligible for the 40 per cent Retail, Hospitality and L
Answer: MHCLG publish data on the number of properties benefitting from RHL relief. You can find the information here: National non-domestic rates collected by councils in England: forecast 2025 to 2026 - GOV.UK
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHotels: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108654More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94190 on Hospitality Industry: Taxation, how much is the mean increase in rateable values for the hotel sector following the 2026 revaluation.
Answer: Official statistics comparing the 2023 non-domestic rating lists and 2026 draft non-domestic rating lists for England and Wales, including a breakdown by special category code, (which includes the hotel sector), are published here. We recognise that hotel...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108653More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the criteria used by the Valuation Office Agency to determine whether a gastro-pub is assigned a special category code of a pub or restaurant.
Answer: There are a broad range of considerations when determining if a property is a restaurant or a pub including. All valuations are carried out by experienced professionals in accordance with industry best practice and legal requirements.From April, every pub...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108652More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government correspondence entitled 4/2025: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) Multipliers, published on 17 November 2025, if she will publish the V
Answer: The VOA does not routinely publish its communications with local authorities.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHotels: Tax YieldsTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108651More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated annual revenue is from the hotel sector in relation to (a) business rates, (b) VAT, (c) National Insurance on employers and (d) corporation tax, according to records held by (i) HM Treasury and (i
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs does not hold aggregated data on the revenue contribution of the hotel sector in relation to VAT, National insurance on employers or corporation tax. Sectoral breakdowns for individual taxes can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC does not adm...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGardens: Council TaxTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108650More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026, to Question 103885, on Council tax: garden, what methodology is used when a garden is valued by the Valuation Office Agency as part of determining the value of the whole dw
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency values properties, including their gardens, in line with legislation.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: TrainingTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108649More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88671 on Valuation Office Agency: Training, what the titles are of internal training and e-learning videos held by the Valuation Office Agency in relation to co
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency offers in excess of 400 internal training opportunities in relation to council tax and non-domestic rating.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108648More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the valuations and address of each dwelling liable to pay the council tax surcharge will be published online by the Valuation Office Agency.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency is developing its approach and will set out more details in due course, alongside the government’s consultation.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108647More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 6 January 2026, to Question HL13202, on Public Houses: Business Rates, what the equivalent figures are to the 4% increase in average pubs’ business rates bills, in years (a) 2027-28 a
Answer: From April, every pub and live music venue will get 15% off its new business rates bill on top of the support announced at Budget and then bills will be frozen in real terms for a further two years. Three-quarters of pubs will see bills flat or falling in...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Affordable Homes Programme annual report 2024 to 2025, published on 7 January 2026, whether the £2 billion of funding announced in March 2025 is separate to
Answer: As per the Written Ministerial Statement made on 25 March 2025 (HCWS549), the injection of £2 billion of new capital investment to support social and affordable housing delivery was designed to act as a bridge to the long-term grant funding that was to be...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the estimated revenue from business rates in England in (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27.
Answer: Estimated net business rates yield in England for can be found in Table 1 of the ‘National non-domestic rates collected by councils in England’ statistical releases.Data for 2024-25 based on out-turn (actual) data can be found on gov.uk here.Forecast data...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: BillingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what financial year will the new default arrangements for council tax bills being billed in 12 instalments, rather than 10, come into effect.
Answer: The government published a consultation on modernising and improving council tax administration which included a proposal on whether to move to default 12 monthly council tax billing whilst retaining the option to pay over 10 months. The government is cur...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for determining the (a) principal and (b) geography of a combined authority for Surrey.
Answer: On 28 October 2025 the government set out its position that simplifying local government in Surrey also provides a strong foundation for devolution. We have begun working with partners across Surrey, including new unitary authorities once established, to ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
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