Margaret Mullane MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Fire and Rescue Services: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49873More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for the fire and rescue service as part of the upcoming spending review.
Answer: Overall, fire and rescue authorities have received around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. The Local Government Funding Settlement was published on 3 February and sets out funding allocations for all Local Authorities including Fire and Rescue. In 2025/26, stand...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: VATTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46512More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a VAT relief scheme for Further Education institutions.
Answer: Education services supplied by an “eligible body” are exempt from VAT. For VAT purposes, an “eligible body” broadly refers to most regulated, publicly funded, or not-for-profit education providers. This means no VAT is charged on supplies of education mad...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45356More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) fiscal measures and (b) tax incentives to promote the uptake of (i) heat battery and (ii) other low carbon technologies in homes.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of our housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels, and batteries. Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) in residenti...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903676More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will postpone changes to the taxation of double-cab pick-up trucks for 12 months.
Answer: Following a judgement by the Court of Appeal, Double Cab Pick Ups must be treated as cars, rather than goods vehicles, for certain tax purposes, based on their primary suitability.The government has no plans to legislate to postpone the change and treat D...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: VATTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39725More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the VAT exemption afforded to adapted motor vehicles for people with disabilities to London’s Black Cabs.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring support is there for the most vulnerable people in our society. Certain products designed solely for use by a disabled person can qualify for a zero rate of VAT. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 p...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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