Stuart Andrew MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Social Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Local Government Finance Settlement will contain measures to reform adult social care funding.
Answer: We recognise the financial pressures that local authorities face and remain committed to supporting local government to deliver improved outcomes for local people through the adult social care system. We are committed to delivering a multiyear settlement ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to redistribute assets and wealth between different (a) local authorities, (b) communities and (c) local government through the Local Government Finance Settlem
Answer: Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their s...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: SmokingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to facilitate (a) restaurants and (b) pubs to offer outdoor smoking facilities since 2010.
Answer: The provision of outdoor smoking facilities on the premises of an individual business is currently a matter for the business itself. However, where a business has a pavement license allowing it to have seating on the public highway, the national 'smoke fr...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4360More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what business rate reliefs will be available in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 to (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) nightclubs; and what the thresholds and eligibility requirements are for each.
Answer: The full set of business rate reliefs available in 2024-25 and the eligibility criteria for them can be found on gov.uk. This includes: The 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) Relief which offers 75% rate relief up to a limit of £110,000 per RHL...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Hospitality IndustryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, restaurants and nightclubs on the (a) night-time economy and (b) viability of local high
Answer: The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4358More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average business rates charge was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurant
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes and determining each property’s rateable value (RV). Non-domestic properties are assigned a special category code (SCat), as a descripto...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4357More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average rateable value was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurants, (d)
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes and determining each property’s rateable value (RV). Non-domestic properties are assigned a special category code (SCat), as a descripto...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4356More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the number of hereditaments there are with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Natio
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes and determining each property’s rateable value (RV). Non-domestic properties are assigned a special category code (SCat), as a descripto...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShisha BarsTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4355More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what Special Category code the Valuation Office Agency classifies shisha bars; and how many shisha bars there are in each local authority in England.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes. The categorisation of properties is determined by the characteristics of the property, rather than the occupier. The special category c...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4354More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency takes account of the (a) presence and (b) size of a pub garden when valuing a pub for business rates; and whether the size of the garden is recorded by Agency.
Answer: The VOA is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes to determine their rateable value (RV). The RV of any non-domestic (business) property represents the annual rent the property would achieve if let on the open ma...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Hospitality IndustryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to consult on banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, nightclubs and restaurants; and whether he has a planned timetable for the proposed ban.
Answer: The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: UniversitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping across university campuses.
Answer: The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposals to ban outdoor smoking and vaping in and by pubs on the number of pub closures.
Answer: The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Hospitality IndustryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out impact assessments of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping (i) in pub gardens, (ii) at outdoor restaurant tables, (iii) at outdoor shisha
Answer: The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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