Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Small Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53754More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on independent businesses in rural constituencies.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: Bank ServicesTreasuryTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44037More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in banks' policies on block management accounts on people who own apartment buildings.
Answer: The Government is aware of ongoing action taken by some banks to restrict their services in respect of pooled client accounts, which may include block management accounts. We understand the difficulties this can cause for those whose accounts have been cl...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29274More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending business rate relief to include angling boats as small businesses.
Answer: Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) is available to businesses with a single property below a set rateable value (RV). Eligible properties with an RV under £12,000 will receive 100 per cent relief and there is also tapered support available to properties va...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29273More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for Rateable Charity Relief for charity organisations using (a) tidal mooring and (b) harbour spaces.
Answer: Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) is available to businesses with a single property below a set rateable value (RV). Eligible properties with an RV under £12,000 will receive 100 per cent relief and there is also tapered support available to properties va...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Council TaxTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25085More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of current council tax guidance for the valuation of farm properties with outbuildings.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes its guidance manual here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual/council-tax-practice-notes. Practice Note 2, Appendix 2 refers. Technical experts are also available internally to provide support to VOA ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: UK Trade with EUTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25084More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU parcel regulations on the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to trade with the EU.
Answer: The Government is aware of the EU Commission’s proposed reforms to the Union Customs Code (UCC), which include proposals aimed at addressing significant increases in volumes of parcels imported directly to consumers. The Government will continue to monit...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18292More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of freezing Income Tax thresholds until 2028 on the number of people who will begin paying (a) Income Tax and (b) the higher rate of Income Tax in each financial
Answer: The information requested is published as part of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). The published table sets out the effects of the threshold freeze on taxpayers, by showing estimated numbers with and without indexation of the thresholds and th...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17410More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting hospitality businesses from proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The Government has taken a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to fix the public finances, fund public services, and restore economic stability after the situation we inherited from the previous administration. The Go...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15129More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Alcohol Duty uprating, published on 30 October 2024, if she will publish an estimate of the future administrative and operational costs to businesses associat
Answer: At the recent Budget, the Chancellor confirmed that the current temporary wine easement will end as planned from 1 February 2025. By this time, the wine industry will have had over two years to adapt to the strength-based alcohol duty system. The summary ...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15128More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts of long-term alcohol consumption trends; and what assessment she has made of the potential im
Answer: The OBR recently reviewed its forecasts of tax receipts from alcohol duty and commented on this in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published in October. Its updated forecast reflects lower-than-anticipated alcohol consumption in 2024-25, and a reduction ...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8056More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) review the planned changes to alcohol duty rates before their implementation in February 2025, notwithstanding an extension of the current duty freeze and (b) publish an impact assessment of
Answer: As with all taxes, the Government keeps alcohol duty rates under review during its Budget process. Any substantive tax changes would be accompanied by a relevant Tax Information and Impact Note. The current temporary duty easement for wine is due to end o...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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