Richard Fuller MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Imports: Tax YieldsTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64418More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the ongoing review of the customs treatment of low-value imports on tax revenue.
Answer: On 23rd April, the Government announced a review of the customs treatment for low value imports. Under our current low value import arrangements, consignments valued below £135 from any overseas retailer can be imported into the UK without incurring custo...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWoodford Investment ManagementTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48386More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when final disbursements will be made from the Woodford Equity Income Fund under the terms of the settlement scheme.
Answer: In December 2023, investors in the Woodford Equity Income Fund voted to accept a settlement scheme, and in February 2024 the High Court approved the scheme to make it binding on Link Fund Solutions and all creditors. The scheme came into force on 5 March ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Supply TeachersTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45566More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on provisional supply teachers.
Answer: Additional funding to support schools with NICs costs will be allocated through the NICs grant in 2025-26. Schools will have flexibility over how they use this grant funding to meet their costs, including those relating to supply teachers.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RedundancyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42428More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.43 of the Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, what the £150 million provided for government employee exit schemes will be spent on; and how much and what proportion of this is for redund
Answer: As announced at Spring Statement the government has allocated £150 million for government employee exit schemes. Information can be found in the Spring Statement supporting documentation here:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3ec2df356a2dc...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Government Procurement cards have been issued to staff in her private office.
Answer: 2 Government Procurement cards have been issued to Private Office staff.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for Money: ProcurementTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36623More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role the Office for Value for Money plays in assessing the efficiency of government procurement processes; and whether it has been involved in reviewing framework agreements.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money is working with departments to root out waste and inefficiency. It will do this by working with departments to agree stretching and realistic technical efficiency targets, underpinned by robust delivery plans.All departments...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EnergyTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36622More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which government departments have undergone efficiency assessments by the Office for Value for Money.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money is working with departments to root out waste and inefficiency. It will do this by working with departments to agree stretching and realistic technical efficiency targets, underpinned by robust delivery plans.All departments...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing structural changes to efficiency oversight as part of the 2025 Spending Review.
Answer: This government is committed to spending taxpayers’ money efficiently. At the first phase of the Spending Review for 2025-26 it set a 2% target for efficiency, productivity and savings for all departments. Phase 2 of the Spending Review (2026-2029) goes f...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31812More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) inheritance tax payments on Defined Contribution pensions and (b) the loss of the Residence Nil Rate Band on marginal tax rates.
Answer: The Government considers inheritance tax policy carefully and has due regard to several factors, including marginal inheritance tax rates.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusinesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31438More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 4 of the report by the NAO entitled The Administrative Cost of the Tax System, published on 10 February 2025, if she will instruct HMRC to update its £15.4bn estimate of the cost to businesses
Answer: The £15.4bn estimate of the cost to businesses of complying with the tax system contains in the NAO report comes from HMRC’s Standard Cost Model (SCM). This uses an internationally recognised approach to estimating these costs. The SCM contains data on ap...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVAT: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31437More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the NAO entitled The Administrative Cost of the Tax system, published on 10 February 2025, what steps she plans to take to reduce the annual cost to VAT registered traders.
Answer: HMRC have acknowledged the findings of the NAO report and emphasised the ongoing efforts to modernise and streamline tax administration. An HMRC Transformation Roadmap will be published in 2025. This will set out HMRC’s vision to be a digital first organi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22895More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the sources of funding for each public sector pension scheme including balancing payments made by her Department for each fiscal year between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
Answer: Figures showing the net Exchequer balancing payments for unfunded Public Service Pension Schemes (PSPS), along with details on contribution income and scheme expenditure, are regularly published as part of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO), incl...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13209More
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, how many estates she expects to be affected from
Answer: 2021-22 is the latest available year for outturn statistics on APR and BPR claims. Further details around the timing of data releases for statistics around Inheritance Tax liabilities can be found in the ‘timeliness and punctuality’ section of the statist...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13208More
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, what equivalent figures HMRC hold on claims for
Answer: 2021-22 is the latest available year for outturn statistics on APR and BPR claims. Further details around the timing of data releases for statistics around Inheritance Tax liabilities can be found in the ‘timeliness and punctuality’ section of the statist...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13207More
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, whether the £1 million threshold for the two re
Answer: The allowance will be £1 million from 6 April 2026. Decisions about future increases will be taken in the same way as for other inheritance tax reliefs.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 43More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to impose VAT on private school fees for any part of the academic school year commencing in September 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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