Sojan Joseph MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Small Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3977More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending business rates relief to small businesses that are not in the retail, hospitality or leisure sectors.
Answer: The Government has introduced new permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new multipliers are worth nearly £1 billion per year and benefit over 750,000 properties. Since these new multipliers were...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119083More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has had made of the potential merits of extending tax relief for pension contributions for people aged 75 and over.
Answer: The Government wishes to encourage pension saving, to help ensure that people have an income, or funds on which they can draw, throughout retirement. This is why, for the majority of savers, pension contributions are tax-free. This makes pensions tax reli...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Lifetime ISA property price limit above the current £450,000 threshold for first-time buyers.
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average price paid by first-time buyers has increased, it is still below the Lifetime ISA (Individual Savings Accounts) property price cap in all regions of the UK except for London, where the...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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