Saqib Bhatti MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Business Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63677More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency undertook with the (i) flexible workspace sector and (ii) representatives of small businesses prior to concluding that most serviced offices s
Answer: Following developments in case law and legal advice, the VOA has reviewed its approach and concluded that most serviced offices will need to be assessed as a single property. The VOA has engaged with the sector and rating agents to discuss the approach to...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63676More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency has made of the potential impact of changing the business rates valuation methodology for serviced offices from multiple hereditaments to a sing
Answer: Following developments in case law and legal advice, the VOA has reviewed its approach and concluded that most serviced offices will need to be assessed as a single property. The VOA has engaged with the sector and rating agents to discuss the approach to...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57406More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the maximum additional business rate revenue that could be raised by the proposed new higher rate multiplier.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable vales below £500,000 from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that RHL businesses benefit from...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of removing the £110,000 business rates cap for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure businesses with a rateable value below £500,000 after April 2026
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable vales below £500,000 from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that RHL businesses benefit from...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffices: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56364More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of business rates relief on supply of serviced office buildings.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for valuing non-domestic property for business rates purposes. At present many serviced offices are valued as separate units. This means that businesses occupying serviced office units are liable for busine...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffices: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55339More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the the potential impact of changes in business rates on serviced office buildings.
Answer: It is the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) statutory duty to maintain up-to-date Rating Lists and they are required by law to review and correct assessments if supported by evidence. Following developments in case law, the VOA have been reviewing their app...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFundraising: InternetTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49459More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that Gift Aid claimed by online fundraising platforms goes to charities.
Answer: Charities have the flexibility to decide on their own strategy for fundraising and are free to partner with other organisations to process their Gift Aid claims. It will ultimately be a commercial decision on the part of a charity to work with a fundraisi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGift AidTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ban the charging of commission on Gift Aid.
Answer: Charities have the flexibility to decide on their own strategy for fundraising and are free to partner with other organisations to process their Gift Aid claims. It will ultimately be a commercial decision on the part of a charity to work with a fundraisi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42837More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the exchequer of extending the Air Passenger Duty exemption for children under 16 years old to (a) Premium Economy and (b) any other cabin class travel.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42836More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of total revenue generated by Air Passenger Duty from children aged under 16 years old who travelled in Premium Economy in each of the last three years?.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42835More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform Air Passenger Duty to extend the exemption for children under 16 years old to travel in Premium Economy or any other cabin classes.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42834More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform Air Passenger Duty to prevent passengers travelling in a Premium Economy cabin from paying the same rate as passengers travelling in a First Class and Business Class cabin.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42833More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the Standard Rate of Air Passenger Duty between the UK and (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) Spain.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates for 2026-27, including a partial ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42832More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the international competitiveness of air passenger duty.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates for 2026-27, including a partial ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22711More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to take steps with the Valuation Office Agency to introduce new valuation methods for business rates for grassroots music venues.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including those on the high street, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22710More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permanently reducing business rates for grassroots music venues.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties from 2026-27 for properties with rateable values below £500,00. This permanent tax cut will ensure that...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector DebtTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22709More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased borrowing costs on the UK's debt repayments.
Answer: The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. Gilt yields are determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors, and it is normal for the price and yields of gilts to vary when there are wider movements in global f...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Returns: MortgagesTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22708More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher bond yields on mortgage repayments.
Answer: The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. Gilt yields are determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors, and it is normal for the price and yields of gilts to vary when there are wider movements in global f...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector DebtTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22707More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased borrowing costs on the UK's debt repayments.
Answer: The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. Gilt yields are determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors, and it is normal for the price and yields of gilts to vary when there are wider movements in global f...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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