Sarah Olney MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Taxation: Interest PaymentsTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residents have been charged interest on late payments to HMRC in each year since 2015.
Answer: We do not hold aggregated data on the total number of individuals who have paid late payment interest.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97280More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to use the business rates system to help support high street businesses in the context of their competition with online retailers.
Answer: The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality a...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97279More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the difference in the projected changes in liabilities for (a) pubs and (b) distribution warehouses over the three-year revaluation period after transition.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97278More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a) a 10p multiplier b) a 15p multiplier or c) the full 20p discount on high street and hospitality businesses; and if she will publish that assessme
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Home ShoppingTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97264More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to reform the business rates system to support physical businesses against online retailers.
Answer: The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality a...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97262More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher rateable values and reduced business rates relief on the number of hospitality closures and empty units on high streets over the next three years.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97261More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rateable value increases and changes to business rates relief, announced at Budget 2025, on a) vacancy rates on local high streets, b) employment le
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97260More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of a) pubs, b) hotels, c) restaurants, d) indoor leisure and e) night clubs whose business rates bill will i) go up ii) stay the same or iii) decrease from April 2
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPayTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92864More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data on the number of employers offering salary sacrifice schemes.
Answer: HMRC does not hold administrative data on the number of employers offering and employees using salary sacrifice schemes. However, estimates based on other information are held. HMRC analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings suggests that around ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPayTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92863More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of people who use a salary sacrifice scheme.
Answer: HMRC does not hold administrative data on the number of employers offering and employees using salary sacrifice schemes. However, estimates based on other information are held. HMRC analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings suggests that around ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68799More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector that will (a) not qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief and (b) pay a higher multiplie
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68798More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned higher multiplier for properties with rateable values above £500,000, broken down by business sector.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68797More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timeline is for the publication of the interim report on business rates.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Income: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65352More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the Trading Allowance to £3,000.
Answer: The Trading Allowance allows individuals to earn up to £1,000 a year in trading or miscellaneous income tax-free, and this has not changed. The Government is increasing the Income Tax Self-Assessment reporting threshold from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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