Mark Garnier MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Private Sector: InfrastructureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the UK can attract private sector investment in nationally signification infrastructure projects.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is taking active steps to attract private sector investment into nationally significant infrastructure projects. Through the expanded Office for Investment, we provide enhanced relationship management for major and so...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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Railways: InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage private investors to help deliver the commercial structures used for (a) Liverpool Street Station and (b) other major rail infrastructure developments.
Answer: As set out in the Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the Government is committed to increased private investment alongside public funding to transform the UK’s infrastructure.Officials are engaged with Network Rail and Platform4 - the government’s new prop...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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State Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103260More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 8 December 2025 to Question 96643, whether she has any plans to require pensioners who receive both the basic state pension and the additional state pension as their only income to pay inco
Answer: As set out in my reply to Question 96643, the Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax over this Parliament. At the Budget, the Government announced that it w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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State Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 8 December 2025 to Question 96643, whether she has any plans to require pensioners who received the state pension as their only income and consequently inherit part of (a) the basic state p
Answer: As set out in my reply to Question 96643, the Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax over this Parliament. At the Budget, the Government announced that it w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government’s response to the consultation entitled ‘Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases’ published on 9 November 2023.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 99005 on 5 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, when he will bring forward secondary legislation to implement the core elements of the Act.
Answer: The government has already made significant progress when it comes to commencing provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: On 24 July 2024, we brought into force provisions relating to rentcharge arrears, building safety legal costs and th...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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National Leasehold CampaignMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the National Leasehold Campaign.
Answer: MHCLG Ministers and officials engage regularly with a range of stakeholders in respect of leasehold and commonhold reform, including the National Leasehold Campaign.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Commonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Plotland sites will be included within the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 102833 on 12 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Commonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill before the end of the 2024-26 parliamentary session.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 102833 on 12 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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