Uma Kumaran MP: written questions

Written questions

• Olympic Games 2012: AssetsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17191More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to Question 11894, whether (a) her Department has a strategy for the maintenance of legacy assets, and (b) whether she would make an assessment of the need for a long-term strategy for a

  Answer: Responsibilities for legacy assets from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games have all transferred to their long-term owners and are no longer the responsibility of the UK Government. This includes Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which is managed by ...

  Answered 14 Jul 2026

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• Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17190More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11892, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of further regulation of fixed estate charges and char

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).

  Answered 17 Jul 2026

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• Gratuities: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16268More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of excluding payments of service tips and gratuities via a tronc from income tax.

  Answer: Employees pay tax on all payments that reward them for the work they do. This includes wages, tips, gratuities, or any share of a service charge that they receive. Where the employer collects the tips and pays them to employees, the employer is required t...

  Answered 13 Jul 2026

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