Laurence Turner MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Banking Hubs: ChequesTreasuryTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122932More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether banking hubs are obliged to accept cheque deposits.
Answer: The Government recognises that cheques remain an important payment method for some people. Decisions on whether cheque deposits are accepted and processed through Post Office counters in banking hubs are commercial matters for individual banks, based on t...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
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Social Clubs: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108955More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 27 January 2026 on Business Rates, whether changes to the business rates for pubs will include social clubs.
Answer: All pubs and live music venues that meet the definitions set out in guidance will qualify for the business rates support announced on 27 January 2026. In keeping with the intent of this policy, the Government is working with Local Authorities to ensure th...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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Accountancy: StandardsTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108445More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 18 of the Financial Conduct Authority's publication entitled Regulatory Initiatives Grid - 9th Edition, published on 12 December 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of t
Answer: The government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy set out how UK can play a leading role in facilitating the financing of the global net zero transition. The UK is already one of the world’s leading sustainable finance centres – the ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
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Public Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102260More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of Revaluation 2026 on the profit margins of public houses.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament record

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Cabinet Office	4
Church Commissioners	1
Department for Business and Trade	4
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	5
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	5
Department for Transport	39
Department for Work and Pensions	2
Department of Health and Social Care	13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1
Home Office	1
Ministry of Defence	5
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	5
Ministry of Justice	5
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority	5
Treasury	4
Women and Equalities	1

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