Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Motor InsuranceTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9832More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of how the age of policyholders is reflected in motor insurance premiums; and whether she has had discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the transparency of age-b
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics The Equality Act 2010 generally...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParcels: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2997More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the cumulative costs of VAT and associated handling fees applied to parcels sent from distribution centres in Great Britain to customers in the European Union
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and is normally due in the country where the consumer of the goods or services is located. The application of this destination principle in VAT achieves neutrality in international trade. The VAT rate applied is a m...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Republic of IrelandTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2996More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of EU de minimis charges and associated handling fees on UK retailers fulfilling consumer orders to customers in the Republic of Ireland from distribution sites
Answer: The Government have been following the development of the EU’s customs reforms closely, including the removal of the €150 customs duty relief for imports into the EU (including from the UK). These changes do not impact the rules for claiming preferential ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBudgetsTreasuryTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1370More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all material information held by HM Treasury on in-year departmental spending pressures is disclosed to the Office for Budget Responsibility in a timely manner ahea
Answer: The Review of the March 2024 forecast for departmental expenditure limits, published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in 2024 made ten recommendations to deliver enhanced transparency, visibility and data reporting between HM Treasury and the...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMortgages: Interest RatesTreasuryTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128931More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to mortgage rates, including those influenced by recent global economic conditions, on housing market activity.
Answer: The Government keeps the economic outlook, including the housing market, under close review. The path to lower interest rates is through low inflation, and the government is fully committed to supporting the Bank of England get inflation back down to the ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126952More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on Stamp Duty Land Tax receipts when local authorities are unable to process land charges searches due to IT system failures.
Answer: The government does not hold this data. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and HM Land Registry (HMLR) are actively transforming the way Local Land charge data is held and searched through HMLR’s Local Land Charges Programm...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126180More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of local authority land charges register failures for residential property transactio
Answer: The government does not hold this data. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and HM Land Registry (HMLR) are actively transforming the way Local Land charge data is held and searched through HMLR’s Local Land Charges Programm...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117600More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to ensure that independent gyms and leisure businesses are provided with comparable business rates relief to pubs and other hospitality sectors.
Answer: The Government has defined in guidance which properties will be eligible for the relief announced on 27th January 2026 based on definitions used previously in the business rates system. Individual Local Authorities will need to determine which properties ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: QualificationsTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117205More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each financial year since 2020-21, how many officials in HM Treasury have held a professional accountancy qualification.
Answer: We hold the below information on officials holding professional accountancy qualifications. In each of the below years, there were at least: 2022 – 28 officials2023 – 42 officials2024 – 38 officials2025 – 43 officials holding professional accountancy qual...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: QualificationsTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115693More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in her Department hold a professional accountancy qualification.
Answer: 53 officials in the department hold a professional accountancy qualification.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Personnel ManagementTreasuryTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115316More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed in her Department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Institute
Answer: Across HMT Treasury and its agencies there are two directors with responsibility for human resources, and they are both Chartered Fellows of CIPD.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StaffTreasuryTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110664More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) total number of full-time equivalent customer service staff employed by HM Revenue and Customs was in each of the last ten financial years and (b) number of these positions that were based in (i) call c
Answer: HMRC operates a flexible resourcing model, meaning staff are deployed across different types of customer service work throughout the year. This approach allows the department to direct people to the areas of highest demand, whether that is helplines, post...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106879More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that community gyms and fitness facilities are not excluded from business rates relief schemes designed to support retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
Answer: The Government is introducing new permanently lower business rates tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000.On 16 October 2025, the Government published legislation and accompanying guidance detail...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104602More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce tax incentives for businesses to upgrade their cyber security infrastructure.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening cyber security across the UK. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides a range of tools, guidance and support to businesses to improve their cyber security. At last year's Spending Review, the governm...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: CostsTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104601More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of cyber attacks in 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 102698.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104430More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will exempt leaseholders in unmortgageable properties from the higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax when purchasing alternative accommodation.
Answer: The circumstances under which higher Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates must be paid in respect of additional property purchases, as well as information on the availability of reliefs and refunds, is available on gov.uk: Higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100203More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pubs closed in England in each of the last three years; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates increases on pub closure rates.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) reduction in business rates relief, (b) 2026 rates revaluation and (c) increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the 2024 Autu
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100201More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken to explore alternatives to business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure premises; and whether she has considered implementing a Commercial Landowner Levy based on land value
Answer: The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitali...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100200More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in business rates relief and the 2026 rates revaluation on pubs and breweries.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Fiscal PolicyTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87635More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of pub closures in the last 12 months; and what fiscal measures she plans to take to support that sector.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role pubs play on our high streets and in community spaces and we want to see them thrive. That’s why the Government is investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pubs diversify, aiming to support rural co...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87634More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to reduce business rates for (a) hospitality businesses, (b) pubs and (c) breweries.
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with ratable values (RVs) below £500,000 from April 2026. This permanent tax cut will ensu...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: International CooperationTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86131More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's priorities are for the forthcoming UN Tax Convention negotiations.
Answer: The UK is committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure inclusive and effective international tax cooperation, and has been actively engaging in negotiations at the UN over a future Framework Convention, including the recent informal sessions for t...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82619More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the expensive car supplement to electric vehicles registered on the affordability of low-emission vehicles; and whether she plans to increase the thr
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will consider the merits of raising the threshold for zero emissions cars only at a future fiscal event. The government keeps all taxes and thresholds under review.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81034More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of defined benefit pension schemes for public sector workers on the public purse; and whether she plans to review the balance between defined benefit a
Answer: In line with the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission’s report in 2011, the Government’s central measure of the affordability of public service pensions is long-term public service pension spending as a share of GDP. In its Fiscal Risk and Susta...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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