Asked by: Lord Mott (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to introduce a wealth tax.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at the Budget in October 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible. These and other decisions announced at the Budget in October 2024 will help repair the public finances and fund public services such as the NHS and education.
Asked by: Lord Mott (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many instances of debt write-off for NHS treatment of overseas visitors there have been in the past 12 months.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department does not hold or collect the information requested.