Question follow-through · 124966
Income Tax: Tax Thresholds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have reduced their taxable income to avoid the tapered withdrawal of the personal allowance for income tax.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 15 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions · 13 May 2026
- Hospitality Industry: Taxation · 13 May 2026
- High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge · 16 Jun 2026
- Married People: Tax Allowances · 16 Jun 2026
- Income Tax · 16 Jun 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have reduced their taxable income to avoid the tapered withdrawal of the personal allowance for income tax.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises that taxpayers earning between £100,000 and £125,140 face a higher marginal tax rate due to the tapering of the tax-free Personal Allowance, introduced in 2010-11. The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions
13 May 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on jobs in the hospitality sector.
Hospitality Industry: Taxation
13 May 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions and business rates on the viability of pubs, restaurants and hospitality venues in towns such as Stockton,
High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving the High Income Child Benefit Charge from an individual to a household income basis.
Married People: Tax Allowances
16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing married couples with dependent children to transfer a greater proportion of their personal allowance between spouses.
Income Tax
16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential impact of the tax system on (a) single-earner households with children and (b) dual-earner households with the same total household income.
Development Aid
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the additional annual cost to the Exchequer of increasing Official Development Assistance spending from 0.3 per cent to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income in each of the next fi