Jayne Kirkham MP: written questions 2024

Written questions

• Holiday AccommodationTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3918More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of excluding properties that are restricted by planning permission for holiday let use only from the removal of the Furnished Lets Allowance.

  Answer: The Government will abolish the Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) tax regime from April 2025, and will apply to all furnished holiday let properties. This measure will equalise the tax treatment of landlords’ property income and gains.

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• UK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3917More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to replace the Shared Prosperity Fund after it expires.

  Answer: Decisions on funding post March 2025 are a matter for the Budget.We are working closely with local authorities and key stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition to future funding, so communities continue to benefit from this vital support. Officials rema...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Towns FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3916More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will extend the Towns Deal Fund spend deadline for 12 months until 31 March 2027.

  Answer: The Towns Fund is due to close in March 2026 with the expectation that all funding recipients will have invested the entirety of their allocation by this date. The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech set out the state of the UK’s spend...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• UK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3915More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will extend the Shared Prosperity Fund spend deadline for 12 months until 31 March 2026.

  Answer: Decisions on funding post March 2025 are a matter for the Budget.We are working closely with local authorities and key stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition to future funding, so communities continue to benefit from this vital support. Officials rema...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Affordable Housing: CornwallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3914More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will (a) remove the Affordable Housing Grant embargo placed on Cornwall Council and (b) take steps to (i) restore and (ii) backdate the grant.

  Answer: After being served a regulatory notice for health and safety failings, the previous Government prohibited Cornwall Council from accessing new Affordable Homes Programme funding. While I very much welcome the steps that the authority has taken toward addre...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900228More

  Question: What steps she is taking to help ensure value for money from public spending.

  Answer: In her speech on the 29th of July, the Chancellor outlined the tough choices that this government will make to guarantee that we are tackling waste and driving efficiency.This Government is placing value for money at the core of every decision, The Chance...

  Answered 3 Sept 2024

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