Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Self-assessmentTreasuryTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13541More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC can provide paper tax returns permanently each year for individuals who request it.
Answer: HMRC provides a range of ways for customers to complete their Self Assessment tax returns. While the majority of customers now file online, paper tax returns remain available for those who cannot or prefer not to use digital services. Customers who filed ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFraudTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9657More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to strengthen redress mechanisms for consumers who have been victims of fraud.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. In March 2026 the Government published a new Fraud Strategy, setting out a comprehensive approach to cutting fraud by disrupting cr...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFraud: VictimsTreasuryTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3424More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of regulatory protections for victims of fraud, particularly in cases involving (a) card and (b) authorised push payments.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. In March 2026 the Government published a new Fraud Strategy, setting out a comprehensive approach to cutting fraud by disrupting cr...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct Authority: StandardsTreasuryTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3416More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory performance in cases related to peer-to-peer style investments.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed responsibility for the peer to peer lending sector in 2014. In 2016, the FCA launched a post-implementation review into the peer to peer and crowdfunding sector, leading to a consultation on updated rules for ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Ministers' Private OfficesTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121811More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the typical remuneration and contracted working hours are for those po
Answer: HMT ministerial private offices hire an average 6.5 FTE per office. Staff are appointed at grades: AO, EO, HEO, SEO, G7, G6 and Deputy Director. Contracted working hours for these staff members are 37 hours per week. Staff salaries for the appointed grade...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: National SecurityTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119423More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants within their Department in relation
Answer: HM Treasury officials regularly attend meetings to discuss the implementation of the Resilience Action Plan as well as matters of national security and defence.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118244More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC support available for (a) sole traders and (b) landlords to help ensure they can meet the Making Tax Digital deadline.
Answer: Making Tax Digital will help businesses and landlords keep on top of their tax affairs. It places small businesses on a more digital footing, with digital tools helping to reduce errors and make annual tax returns easier. The government is undertaking a r...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117854More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to Stocks and Shares ISAs do not disadvantage investors who make regular cash contributions and invest those funds gradually over time, including through pound-cost av
Answer: ISA reform forms part of our strategy to support people into the higher returns that investing can provide. Rules will be introduced to avoid circumvention of the lower limit for cash ISAs where an individual is under the age of 65. The industry is being ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: DefenceTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117850More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in their Department
Answer: Officials from HM Treasury work closely with other departments across Government – including the Ministry of Defence – to support the delivery of the vision outlined in the Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: National SecurityTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116882More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience. This includes attending and speaking at public and sector events...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: DefenceTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115952More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related to the national con
Answer: Ministers in HM Treasury have regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience. This includes attending and speaking at public and sector events.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt Respite SchemeTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108271More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to ensure local councils adhere to creditors' responsibilities when debtors are under a Debt Respite (Breathing Space) period.
Answer: The Breathing Space Scheme was launched in May 2021 to give those in problem debt the space to engage with professional debt advice by providing a temporary relief from creditor enforcement action. The scheme guidance for creditors sets out their responsi...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Securities: USATreasuryTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106568More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information she holds on the value of US bonds held by the Bank of England.
Answer: The UK’s foreign currency assets are held by:a) HM Treasury in the Exchange Equalisation Account (EEA). HM Treasury appoints the Bank of England as its agent to manage the EEA on a day-to-day basis.b) The Bank of England. Data on the UK’s holdings of fore...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInsurance: Merchant ShippingTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101796More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has any plans to restrict UK insurance companies providing cover to vessels which ship Russian oil.
Answer: The UK already restricts UK firms from insuring Russian oil. The UK implements the G7+ Oil Price Cap (OPC) which prohibits G7+ companies from shipping, insuring or otherwise servicing Russian oil sold above a set price to put downward pressure on Russian ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: National SecurityTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is the Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
Answer: HM Treasury is the Lead Government Department for Disruption to Financial Services, and the Principal Accounting Officer is primarily accountable to government for discharging that role. The PAO is also responsible for HMT’s contribution to the management...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: Self-assessmentTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100383More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to support self-employed people who require support to file their tax returns due to economic or health difficulties; and whether she has made a recent assessment of the potent
Answer: The government has reformed penalties and at Budget 2025 confirmed the introduction of a new penalty regime for late filing of SA returns and late payment of income tax that will now apply to all SA customers from April 2027. This reform of late filing pe...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Funds Transfer: FraudTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92851More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the mandatory reimbursement scheme for Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud adequately protects consumers at risk of being scammed.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. To protect consumers, under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has introduced a manda...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMileage AllowancesTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84371More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to update the HMRC mileage rate to reflect changes to (a) fuel costs, (b) vehicle asset depreciation and (c) vehicle running costs since 2011.
Answer: The Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates are used by employers to reimburse an employee's expenses, tax free, for business mileage in their private vehicle. These rates are also used by self-employed drivers to claim tax relief on business mileage (wh...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTax Avoidance and Tax EvasionTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84363More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential merits of making (a) directors and (b) owners of (i) dissolved and (ii) all other companies personally liable for the underpayment of taxes arising from the adaptation of tax (
Answer: The Government is committed to closing the tax gap and cracking down on avoidance and evasion. The Government is determined to do more to close in on promoters of marketed tax avoidance and recently consulted on a package of measures to strengthen HMRC’s ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84362More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to introduce a universal stop notice for tax avoidance schemes.
Answer: The Government recognises the damage caused to the tax system by those that promote tax avoidance schemes. It takes action to prevent that damage, for example by publishing details of schemes and promoters to help customers to steer clear of or otherwise ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Disciplinary ProceedingsTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83873More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials were investigated under their Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last 5 years.
Answer: HM Treasury does not hold data on the number of investigations it has conducted. Its disciplinary data collection is limited to the number of formal disciplinary cases that have taken place and number of sanctions issued
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: SanctionsTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77591More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to help tackle illicit financial activities committed by sanctioned individuals.
Answer: The UK’s financial sanctions regime places stringent restrictions on the financial activities of individuals who have been designated under sanctions. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), alongside law enforcement partners, takes a pro...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrusts: SanctionsTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76617More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to prevent sanctioned individuals from using trusts to conceal their (a) identities and (b) assets.
Answer: The government is committed to preventing sanctioned individuals from misusing trusts to conceal their identities and assets. To this end, we have strengthened the transparency of the beneficial ownership of trusts through our various registers, including...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrowdfunding: RegulationTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the adequacy of the regulation of peer-to-peer banking.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials meet with their counterparts at the Financial Conduct Authority often, as part of their regular engagement on various topics. This includes peer-to-peer lending, which the FCA is responsible for regulating. Peer-to-peer in...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: British Overseas TerritoriesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76025More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of compliance with international tax standards by the Overseas Territories.
Answer: The inhabited Overseas Territories are largely self-governing jurisdictions with democratically elected governments, and are responsible for fiscal matters. All Overseas Territories with financial centres have committed to upholding international tax stan...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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