Stuart Andrew MP: written questions
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Written questions
Motorway Service Areas: LeaseholdDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Motorway Service Area operators on the renewal of leases for those areas.
Answer: I am able to confirm that lease extension options at the Motorway Service Areas in which the Secretary of State has an interest are the subject of current, detailed discussions with the third parties concerned, including Roadchef who operate Watford Gap S...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorway Service Areas: LeaseholdDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to resolve the status of lease renewals of Motorway Service Areas.
Answer: I am able to confirm that lease extension options at the Motorway Service Areas in which the Secretary of State has an interest are the subject of current, detailed discussions with the third parties concerned, including Roadchef who operate Watford Gap S...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorway Service Areas: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the lease on the Motorway Service Area at Watford Gap.
Answer: I am able to confirm that lease extension options at the Motorway Service Areas in which the Secretary of State has an interest are the subject of current, detailed discussions with the third parties concerned, including Roadchef who operate Watford Gap S...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will continue to support the continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme which is due to expire in March 2025.
Answer: Departmental settlements have been set following the Budget announcement on October 30. Individual programmes, such as the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, will now be assessed during the departmental Business Planning process.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9707More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations in Loan Charge Resolution’s letter to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, dated 7th August 2024.
Answer: I know that the loan charge is an extremely important issue for many members and their constituents. I have met with campaigners to discuss the loan charge, and the Chancellor and I continue to consider this matter. We will provide an update in due course...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Mental Health Bill will (a) protect and (b) enhance the rights of (i) children and (ii) young people who are (A) detained in and (B) admitted informally t
Answer: The forthcoming Mental Health Bill will strengthen the rights of children and young people, to ensure they are involved in decisions about their care, that they can challenge these decisions and, above all, ensure that they are only detained for treatment...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to embed a Whole Education Approach to mental health and wellbeing in all education settings.
Answer: The government is committed to improving mental health outcomes for all children and young people, as this is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity and learning.The department, along with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, pr...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase investment into the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access to support.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across bo...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGambling: Economic SituationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the contribution of the betting and gaming industry to the UK economy.
Answer: Official statistics from a range of sources provide the Government with insights into the economic contribution of the betting and gaming industry, including estimates for gross value added (GVA), employment generated and tax revenue raised.The latest hea...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGaming Machines: Excise DutiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in machine gaming duty on high streets.
Answer: The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-pro...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGaming Machines: Excise DutiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in machine gaming duty on bingo halls.
Answer: The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-pro...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGambling: TaxationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing gambling taxes on employment in (a) high street bookmakers, (b) high street adult gaming centres and (c) bingo halls.
Answer: The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-pro...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for road infrastructure in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: Future funding decisions, including for our highway networks, is a matter for the upcoming Budget and Spending Review.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of fuel duty on food prices.
Answer: Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, including haulage firms involved in food production and transpor...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTax Avoidance: ProsecutionsTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.
Answer: Promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not, in or of itself, a criminal offence,unless the promoter is acting in breach of an HMRC Stop Notice. One individual involved in selling Disguised Remuneration schemes subject to the Loan...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7746More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suicides of people facing the Loan Charge HMRC has referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct.
Answer: HMRC takes issues relating to loss of life or serious injury extremely seriously. HMRC has made ten referrals to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) where a taxpayer has sadly taken their life and used a disguised remuneration scheme.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of 2 September 2024 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report, Column 3
Answer: Government is committed to supporting high streets and town centres, empowering communities and tackling the problem of persistent vacancy. Owing to the complex and technical nature of the policy, secondary legislation is required to implement High Street...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to change the local government funding formula in the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement; and whether she plans to consult on (a) technical changes an
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 recordSocial 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
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