Mary Glindon MP: written questions
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Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113760More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that business rates policy supports the long-term viability of high streets.
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 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113759More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of business rates changes on the ability of small businesses to expand, invest and recruit staff.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113758More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the average percentage change in business rates liabilities for small businesses such as bakeries, cafés, hotels and dry cleaners between 2026 and 2029.
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 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113757More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential merits of applying the proposed 15% business rates relief for pubs to the hospitality, retail and leisure sectors.
Answer: Other RHL properties will continue to benefit from the wider £4.3 billion support package announced at Budget. This support package means most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less next year, or £800 for the smallest. The Governm...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113756More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling her Department has undertaken on the potential impact of proposed business rates changes on the level of small business closures and employment levels.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113755More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of (a) the proposed business rates revaluation in April 2026, (b) the removal of the 40 per cent relief for the retail, hospitality and leisure sector
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113754More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the alignment between business rates policy and the Government’s objectives for high street regeneration.
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 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113753More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to business rates on the level of employment in small hospitality, retail and leisure businesses.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113752More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of business rates changes on the ability of small businesses to grow and invest.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113751More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ability of small businesses such as bakeries, cafés and hairdressers to manage changes in business rates alongside other cost pressures.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of applying full business rates relief already provided for within the business rates system across eligible sectors.
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 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113749More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has the made of the potential impact of limiting extended business rates support to pubs on other hospitality, retail and leisure businesses.
Answer: Other RHL properties will continue to benefit from the wider £4.3 billion support package announced at Budget. This support package means most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less next year, or £800 for the smallest. The Governm...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates from April 2026 on small businesses outside the pub sector.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on responding to the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the minimum income requirement for the UK’s spouse and partner visa routes.
Answer: The MAC’s recommendations are being considered in detail alongside the work being carried out as a result of the Immigration White Paper (Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper - GOV.UK) which made clear that family migration would be ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool Libraries: Primary EducationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on establishing a programme to guarantee a library space in every primary school.
Answer: We have allocated £12.5 million from the Dormant Assets Scheme to ensure every primary school has a library space by the end of this Parliament. The National Lottery Community Fund is working to develop more of the programme details, including which schoo...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure continuity of specialist weight management services, including workforce capacity and multidisciplinary provision, during the transition following the abolit
Answer: The National Health Service and local government provide a range of weight management services. This includes behaviour change support such as the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme, intensive treatments like very low-calorie diets, pharmaceutical tr...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where responsibility for national leadership and accountability for obesity and weight management services will sit following the abolition of NHS England; and what steps he is taking to prevent re
Answer: The National Health Service and local government provide a range of weight management services. This includes behaviour change support such as the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme, intensive treatments like very low-calorie diets, pharmaceutical tr...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the commissioning, oversight and consistency of access to weight management services across Englan
Answer: The National Health Service and local government provide a range of weight management services. This includes behaviour change support such as the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme, intensive treatments like very low-calorie diets, pharmaceutical tr...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the reports that Israeli Defences Forces have moved the Yellow Line deeper into Ga
Answer: The UK urges all parties to meet the commitments they have made under the 20-point peace plan, and we continue to monitor the situation on the ground in Gaza closely.
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Institute for Public Policy Research report entitled Resilient by design: Building secure clean energy
Answer: The government is committed to growing resilient clean energy supply chains and creating good jobs across the UK. Our Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan gives investors the certainty they need to expand UK manufacturing across technologies from wind and ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBetting Shops: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106111More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2025 on licensed betting offices; and whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local G
Answer: In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBetting Shops: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106110More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the exclusion of licensed betting offices from Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief, including the consiste
Answer: In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBetting ShopsTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106109More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2025 on licensed betting offices; and whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local G
Answer: In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBetting Shops: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106108More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of amending the business rates framework to allow licensed betting offices to qualify for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief on the same basis as other ga
Answer: In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106107More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the equity of eligibility for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief of licensed betting offices and other gambling leisure premises, including adult gaming cen
Answer: In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
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