Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Export Credit GuaranteesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the export credit schemes run by UK Export Finance.
Answer: The recently-published UK Export Finance (UKEF) Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) for the last financial year show that it provided a record £14.5 billion of support for exports, supported up to 70,000 UK jobs, and contributed up to £5.4 billion to the UK ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68002More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to business rates relief on (a) leisure, (b) hospitality and (c) retail businesses.
Answer: Retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) business rates relief has been extended year-by-year by previous governments since the pandemic, creating uncertainty for businesses and an unsustainable fiscal pressure for Government.Without any Government intervent...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWealth: EmigrationTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68001More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) millionaires and (b) ultra-high-net-worth people who have relocated to other countries since 2020.
Answer: The Government has removed the outdated concept of domicile states from the tax system and implemented a new residence-based regime from 6 April 2025. The new residence-based regime is more compatible for new arrivals than the previous rules. The Governme...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68000More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made as assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the non-domiciled tax regime.
Answer: The Government has removed the outdated concept of domicile status from the tax system and implemented a new residence-based regime from 6 April 2025. The new residence-based regime is more competitive for new arrivals than the previous rules.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67999More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of people with non-domiciled status who have left the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Government has removed the outdated concept of domicile states from the tax system and implemented a new residence-based regime from 6 April 2025. The new residence-based regime is more compatible for new arrivals than the previous rules. The Governme...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67998More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to non-domiciled tax status on the number of high-net-worth people living in the UK.
Answer: The Government has removed the outdated concept of domicile states from the tax system and implemented a new residence-based regime from 6 April 2025. The new residence-based regime is more compatible for new arrivals than the previous rules. The Governme...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67997More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the tax code.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025, the government is committed to simplifying the tax and customs systems to help support economic growth. In April, the government announced a package of measures to reduce administrative burdens, ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic PolicyTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67996More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with business groups on economic policy.
Answer: Government Ministers and Senior Officials regularly meet with businesses and business representation organisations. These meetings provide an opportunity for the Government to hear the views of the business community to aid in the formation of policy, inc...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67995More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to review tax reliefs and their effectiveness.
Answer: Tax reliefs are an important feature of the UK tax system. Many tax reliefs help to define the scope of the tax and make sure that the tax system operates fairly while simplifying and reducing administrative burdens for businesses and individuals (structu...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic GrowthTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67994More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support regional economic growth across the UK.
Answer: Kick starting economic growth and ensuring that growth is felt in all regions of the UK is the number one mission of this Government. The government’s approach to regional growth will drive growth in city regions, towns and communities and make the most o...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDisposable IncomeTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67993More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on household disposable income.
Answer: Real Household Disposable Income (RHDI) per person includes all sources of household income, net of taxes and inflation.In the year to Q1 2025 (2024/25) RHDI per capita was 2.9% higher than in the year prior (2023/24), the fastest pace of financial year g...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve water quality in (a) rivers and (b) coastal areas.
Answer: The levels of water pollution are unacceptable. That is why cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. We are taking action to address agricultural pollution and support farm businesses. We are, as a priority, working with fa...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle agricultural pollution in protected areas.
Answer: This Government is firmly committed to safeguarding every aspect of our natural environment, including through reducing agricultural pollution. This approach aims to protect all areas, including our most protected areas.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers transitioning to sustainable land management.
Answer: We are providing farmers and land managers with the support needed to help restore nature, which is vital to safeguard our long-term food security and build resilience to climate change. There are currently record numbers of farmers taking part in farming...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms have applied for grants under the Environmental Land Management Scheme in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency published their Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25 on 17 July 2025, which includes the most recent verifiable summary of Environmental Land Management scheme uptake. Following the success of the Sustainable Farming Incentive ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) increase domestic food production.
Answer: The Government’s commitment to farming and food security remains steadfast, which is why the Government is investing £2.7 billion a year into sustainable food production and nature’s recovery, with funding for our Environmental Land Management schemes inc...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve flood defences in high-risk areas.
Answer: We inherited flood defences in their worst state on record – the condition of key flood defences in England was at the lowest it had been since the Financial Year 2009/10. Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, we’re investing a record £2.65 bill...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the delivery of affordable housing targets in 2023–24.
Answer: My Department published an update on targets for the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme on 30 July 2024. This covers the 2023-24 period under the previous government. It can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide support to councils with high levels of financial distress.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 60682 on 24 June 2025 and to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 20 June 2025 entitled Fair Funding Review 2.0 and Modernising and Improving the Administration of Council Tax (HCWS724).Any ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Brownfield SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many brownfield housing starts have been recorded in the last 12 months.
Answer: Figures on the number of housing starts specifically on brownfield sites are not centrally collected.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to increase local planning capacity.
Answer: Supporting local planning authorities to attract, retain and develop skilled planners is crucial to ensuring they provide a proactive, efficient planning service for local communities and that new developments are well designed and facilitate local growth...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to improve the quality of private rented accommodation.
Answer: The Renters’ Rights Bill enables the Decent Homes Standard to be applied to the private rented sector for the first time and provides local authorities with effective and proportionate powers to enforce it.The Bill will allow ‘Awaab’s Law’ to be applied t...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to support community (a) cohesion and (b) integration.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is leading cross-Government efforts to develop a longer-term, more strategic approach to community cohesion and integration working in partnership with communities and local stakeholders to rebuild...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlockchainDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the British Blockchain Association on the potential of blockchain technology to (a) reduce fraud, (b) enhance transparency, (c) improve costs and (d) provide efficie
Answer: As the Chancellor set out her Mansion House Speech on Tuesday, we recognise the transformative potential for digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. We are proceedin...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance Tax: Social MobilityTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65684More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on social mobility.
Answer: The estates of all individuals benefit from a £325,000 nil-rate band for inheritance tax. The residence nil-rate band is a further £175,000 and is available to those passing on a qualifying residence on death to their direct descendants, such as children ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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