Susan Murray MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Restaurants: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28389More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to restaurant businesses who have incurred financial cost as a result of operating from premises affected by flammable cladding.

  Answer: The key objective of the government’s cladding funding schemes is to ensure that life safety fire risks associated with cladding are addressed as quickly as possible to ensure that residents in residential buildings are safe and feel safe in their homes. ...

  Answered 11 Feb 2025

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• Bounce Back Loan SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27044More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the bounce back loan scheme implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of repayment

  Answer: The British Business Bank is undertaking a multi-year evaluation of the Covid-19 loan schemes, looking at whether the schemes met their objectives. The Year 2 evaluation report was published in November 2023 and shows that the schemes met their primary ob...

  Answered 3 Feb 2025

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• Small Businesses: ImportsTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902458More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support small and medium sized enterprises with the cost of import charges.

  Answer: Small and medium sized businesses make a vital contribution to the UK economy. There are various arrangements in place that enable businesses to access reduced or zero import charges. With regards to customs duty, the UK has a number of free trade agreeme...

  Answered 30 Jan 2025

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• Small Businesses: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24329More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the VAT (a) threshold and (b) rates on the (i) growth and (ii) financial sustainability of small businesses.

  Answer: At £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. This keeps the majority of businesses out of the VAT regime altogether. The Government’s approach to the VAT threshold and applicable rates a...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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