Noah Law MP: written questions
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Business: TaxationTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40957More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she hold discussions with HMRC on the potential merits of extending terms for the collection of taxes from businesses; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on working capital for
Answer: HMRC takes its responsibility seriously to make sure that individuals and businesses who can pay, do so on time. Where taxpayers need additional support, they can enter into payment arrangements with HMRC, allowing taxpayers to pay their tax, including VA...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40117More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered (a) removing the tapering-off of the personal allowance and (b) reducing the threshold for the additional rate of tax.
Answer: The withdrawal of the Personal Allowance affects those with income over £100,000 a year, reducing by £1 for every £2 above this threshold until it is fully withdrawn at £125,140. The additional rate threshold of income tax is currently £125,140, following...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health workers will be recruited in Cornwall by 2029.
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, the Government will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers to reduce delays and provide faster treatment, which will als...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of asking British International Investment to produce a critical minerals strategy that (a) strengthens the UK's supply ch
Answer: British International Investment's (BII) mission is to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation. With regards to the critical minerals sector, BII's role is...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International Investment: BorrowingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration he has given to allow British International Investment to borrow from the financial markets to support the expansion of its international development goals
Answer: In the first two years of British International Investment's (BII) current strategy (2022-2023), BII has invested approximately $3 billion into developing economies and mobilised an additional $2 billion in private capital on top of this. BII is evolving ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal Power: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38283More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the National Wealth Fund on establishing a platform for geothermal investment to commercialise the industry.
Answer: The Chancellor issued a new Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund (NWF) on 19th March 2025, in which she set out that the NWF is at the forefront of investing public money for our future to help deliver the investment that underpin...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: EuthanasiaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the euthanasia of healthy animals without their owners' prior consent.
Answer: The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) provides guidance on obtaining consent before euthanasia. The person presenting the animal is required to sign a consent form attesting to the fact they are the owner or are authorised by the owner. Defra ha...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: RefugeesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34161More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing the Home Office with a (a) reduced and (b) flat cash settlement for in-donor refugee costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that asylum costs fall and the Home Secretary has reduced in-donor refugee costs by taking action to reduce the asylum backlog and seeking to end the use of costly asylum hotels. We therefore anticipate further redu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BricksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) bee and (b) swift bricks on urban biodiversity; and what steps her Department is taking to promote the inclusion of be
Answer: The National Model Design Code and Natural England’s Green Infrastructure Framework set out how development can incorporate a range of nature friendly features including bee bricks and swift bricks.The revised National Planning Policy Framework published ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help (a) councils and (b) local authorities deliver more (i) house-building and (ii) social housing.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.On 30 July 2024 we announced a number of changes in planning policy designed to support the delivery of affordable homes. We also confirm...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) trends in the level of local authority borrowing costs and (b) rent-setting policies on the ability of local councils
Answer: The government recognises that access to low-cost borrowing and the certainty provided by a long-term rent settlement are essential to the ability of local authorities to build and maintain housing stock. To this end, the government is helping local autho...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has conducted an impact assessment of the Right to Buy scheme on council (a) house building (b) housing stock.
Answer: The government has not undertaken a full formal impact assessment of the Right to Buy scheme.However, the impact of the increased 2012 Right to Buy discounts on council housing stock and housebuilding was considered as part of the review of discounts that...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: CharitiesTreasuryTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30020More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks are applying (a) Know Your Customer and (b) other compliance checks transparently for humanitarian charities operating in vulnerable countries.
Answer: Banks are required to apply ‘know your customer’ and other checks to mitigate the risk that banks accounts may be used for money laundering or terrorist financing. The Treasury works closely with the Financial Conduct Authority and industry groups such as...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support the delivery of the Youth Guarantee.
Answer: The Department is taking a number of steps to deliver the Youth Guarantee, to ensure all 18-21 year olds in England have access to quality education, employment and training opportunities. The Get Britain Working White Paper announced £45 million of fundi...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: EU Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of linking the UK and EU emissions trading schemes; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of linking UK
Answer: Under the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK Government and EU agreed to give serious consideration to linking our respective carbon pricing schemes and to cooperate on carbon pricing. As part of our reset with the EU the Governmen...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPlaygrounds: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27017More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT for admissions fees to indoor play centres for children under 12.
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 vital public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer.One of the key considerati...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will direct NICE to undertake an assessment of the potential merits of the use of hydrotherapy treatments in the NHS.
Answer: I have no plans to direct the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to assess hydrotherapy treatments, and it would not be appropriate for ministers to circumvent the NICE’s established process for prioritising topics for guidance devel...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: SentencingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for (a) failing to stop at and (b) report a road accident, known as hit and run accidents, from six months to ten years.
Answer: This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are currently considering policy options, including possible changes to motoring offences.
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: Supply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that social value for communities and workers is prioritised in the forthcoming Critical Mineral Strategy.
Answer: The new Critical Minerals Strategy will support the industries of tomorrow, be explicitly targeted at UK strengths, articulate the impacts on people’s lives, deliver for businesses and create new jobs across the UK. In developing the Strategy, the UK Gove...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ReformTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25111More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will increase the speed at which reforms are conducted to the business rates system.
Answer: We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. The Non-Domestic Ratings Bill is currently passing through the House of Lords. The Bill will give Government the power to i...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Insurance: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25110More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing progressive banding for National Insurance.
Answer: National Insurance contribution rates are part of an overall progressive system.The personal allowance (PA) is set at £12,570 this year, meaning the first £12,570 an individual’s income is tax free. Above the PA, income tax is paid at 20 per cent, until t...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help put in place an effective workforce strategy for the neurology profession prior to the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan in summer 2025.
Answer: This summer, we will publish a refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and treat patients on time again. We will ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the rollout of Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to success and opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from poor mental health and, in some cases, end up b...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19570More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Summary of reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: MineralsTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18302More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the National Wealth Fund is equipped to provide offtake finance and hedging instruments for the critical minerals industry.
Answer: With additional capital to deploy against an expanded mandate, the National Wealth Fund stands ready to help the market invest with confidence in support of the Government's growth ambitions. The National Wealth Fund will be empowered via new tools such a...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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