Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Equitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59958More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Equitable Life members are still waiting for compensation.
Answer: The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The only remaining part of the Payment Scheme in operation is the annual payments made to eligible With-Profit-Annuitants and the Scheme is on track to distribute the remai...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsTreasuryTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59950More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to maintain the differential between the levels of the (a) new state pension and (b) lower personal tax allowance.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. Through our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, over 12 million pensioners benefitted from a 4.1% increase to their basic or...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59608More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for infrastructure investment in (a) Dorset, (b) Hampshire and (c) Wiltshire.
Answer: This week, the government published its 10-year infrastructure strategy. The strategy brings together a long-term plan for the social, economic and housing infrastructure across the UK. Alongside considering the UK’s economic and social infrastructure nee...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59164More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the level of the new state pension for the finances of people subject to the lower personal tax allowance.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirementThrough our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, over 12 million pensioners benefitted from a 4.1% increase to their basic or n...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55889More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a flat-rate 20% inheritance levy on unused pension funds.
Answer: Most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027. This removes distortions resulting from changes that have been made to pensions tax policy over the last de...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53444More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the Technical consultation - Inheritance Tax on pensions: liability, reporting and payment which closed on 22 January 2025.
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, from 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes.The Government is considering the responses to the technical consultatio...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBank of EnglandTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46674More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of the Bank of England paying interest on reserve accounts maintained by commercial banks.
Answer: The Bank of England has operational independence from the government to carry out its statutory responsibilities for monetary policy and financial stability. Monetary policy, including quantitative easing, is the responsibility of the independent Monetary...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Public HousesTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43332More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce a permanent reduction in business rates for pubs.
Answer: We intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties, including pubs, with rateable values below £500,000 from 2026-27, and fund this by introducing a higher multiplier on properties with rateable values ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43331More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend the freeze on beer duty.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor cut alcohol duty on qualifying draught products, including mostly draught beer – approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This represents an overall reduction in duty bills of over £85m a year and is equ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: TaxationTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43258More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how she determines which state benefits are (a) subject to and (b) exempt from tax.
Answer: The tax treatment of social security benefits depends on their purpose. Generally, benefits that replace income are subject to tax, while those intended to support specific needs are exempt.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: InflationTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37016More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the level of child benefit in line with inflation.
Answer: To ensure that Child Benefit retains its value, the Government will increase Child Benefit in line with the consumer prices index for the year to September 2024, which is 1.7%. This means that, from 7 April 2025, the Child Benefit rate for the eldest chil...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37005More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reclassifying weapons as ethical investments for pension funds.
Answer: Trustees and fund managers are responsible for making investment decisions in line with their fiduciary duty and member preferences. In a time of increasing geopolitical instability, maintaining a robust and thriving defence sector is essential to our nat...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34212More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) nurses, (b) teachers and (c) police offers that could be employed via an increase in spending equivalent to 0.2 per cent of GDP.
Answer: The Government values the vital contribution that public sector workers make across the UK, delivering the public services we all rely on. The Treasury does not hold information on how many additional public sector workers could be employed via a specific...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32899More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to reduce the Cash ISA allowance.
Answer: ISAs are tax-free savings accounts, which incentivise individuals to save and invest. An ISA investor does not pay tax on interest, income, or gains received in an ISA and there is no need to declare any ISA interest, income, or capital gains on a tax ret...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32885More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that savers are aware of their tax liabilities in relation to the use of ISAs.
Answer: ISAs are tax-free savings accounts, which incentivise individuals to save and invest. An ISA investor does not pay tax on interest, income, or gains received in an ISA and there is no need to declare any ISA interest, income, or capital gains on a tax ret...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWealth: EqualityTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26998More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the review of the UK’s national resilience will include the impact of wealth inequality on society.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible.While income ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWealth: EqualityTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26997More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the level of wealth inequality.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible.While income ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWealthTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26703More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics Wealth and Assets Survey, published on 24 January 2025, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for the trends in (a) financial and (b) physical wealth for
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible.While income ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWealth: Economic PolicyTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26702More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the data on monitoring the longitudinal fluctuations in the wealth held by the wealthiest 1% of households in Round 8 of the ONS Wealth and Assets
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible.While income ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26274More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost annually through tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics are published annually and are available at: Meas...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGyms: VATTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26273More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing VAT exemptions for (a) gyms and (b) other providers of fitness services on the number of people using these services.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Gove...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25621More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she next plans to review the overseas scale rates.
Answer: As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rates expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review. Any decisions on future changes in this area will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19808More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3666 on Private Education: VAT, what steps she plans to take to monitor the impact of the policy changes on military families.
Answer: HMRC routinely monitors the impact of policy changes. The measure to remove the VAT exemption for education and boarding services provided by private schools will be kept under review through communication with affected stakeholder groups and stakeholders...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Collective BargainingTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to replace the public sector pay review bodies with collective bargaining.
Answer: The PRB process is the established mechanism for determining pay uplifts for many workforces in the public sector. It has operated for over four decades, provides independent advice and is a neutral process in which all parties play a role – and which uni...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the Employment Allowance to (a) GPs and (b) other people providing public services.
Answer: The Government has not changed the eligibility rules on the Employment Allowance beyond removing the £100,000 eligibility threshold. Government guidance on the Employment Allowance states that you ‘cannot claim if you’re a public body or business doing mo...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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