Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of a 22% charge on ISA-held interest on household savings behaviour, particularly among low- and middle-income savers.
Answered by Rachel Blake - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
At Autumn Budget 2025, the Chancellor announced a reduction in the Cash Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) limit for those under 65, to encourage retail investment and drive better returns for savers.
Rules are needed to protect to integrity of the new Cash ISA limit. We have designed the rules to be as simple as possible for providers and consumers, and to retain maximum flexibility for consumers to build an investment portfolio that works for them.
Returns from investing remain tax free. Investors will still be able to hold cash in a non Cash ISA, but a flat rate charge will apply on any interest on cash held within a non Cash ISA to discourage long-term cash holdings.
A flat rate charge on interest on cash holdings in S&S ISAs was previously in operation prior to 1 July 2014.
The Government continues to support cash saving with a generous set of reliefs. Individuals under 65 will still be able to save up to £12,000 into a Cash ISA each year, and any savings income received in a Cash ISA will be tax free. Provisional figures for the average Cash ISA subscription in 2023/24 are £6993.
Outside of the ISA regime, there is a Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and £500 for higher rate taxpayers, and the Starting Rate for Savings, which allows for tax free savings income of up to £5,000 for those with earned income below £17,570. This means that in 2026-27 around 84 per cent of people with savings income will pay no tax on that income.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the rollout of Project Gigabit.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This government is committed to achieving nationwide gigabit coverage by 2032, and 88% of UK premises are now able to access a gigabit connection.
Through Project Gigabit, we are rolling out lightning-fast, reliable broadband across the UK to premises not covered by existing or planned commercial coverage.
Since June 2024, Government funding has enabled over 332,000 premises to receive gigabit-capable broadband.
We have also seen the completion of the first three Project Gigabit contracts in Teesdale, North Dorset and Northumberland.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether free tea and coffee is available to Treasury civil servants working in Horse Guards Road.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Free tea and coffee is not available to HM Treasury civil servants working in 1 Horse Guards Road, and I thank the member for their essential scrutiny of this important matter.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in voluntary donations by (a) individuals and (b) businesses towards public expenditure in each of last three years.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The requested information, provided by tax year, is given in the table below.
Tax Year | Voluntary Donation - individuals (including Bequests) | Voluntary Donation - Business | Grand Total |
23/24 | £22,758.19 | - | £22,758.19 |
24/25 | £643,366.75 | - | £643,366.75 |
25/26 | £25,680.48 | £45,000.00 | £72,680.48 |
26/27 to date | £16,460.80 | - | £16,460.80 |
Total | £710,266.22 | £45,000.00 | £755,266.22 |
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list dates in the last year when Treasury ministers worked from the Darlington Economic Campus.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Treasury Ministers worked from the Darlington Economic Campus on the following dates:
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in the Donations and Bequest Account established by the National Debt Reduction Act 1823 and what the largest individual donation amount was.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
From 2003-04 – the first full financial year following the integration of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt (CRND) into the UK Debt Management Office (DMO) – to 2025-26, donations made to the Donations and Bequests Account total £595,211,093. The largest individual cashflow of £585,000,000, received in August 2024, followed a significant transfer from the National Fund – a charity whose intended purpose is to pay off the national debt of the United Kingdom
Additional information on donations made in previous financial years to the Donations and Bequests Account can be found on the DMO’s website here: Publications
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to (a) identify for each of the last four financial years those pensioners who may have been overcharged income tax due to incorrect state pension data, (b) notify affected individuals, and (c) issue automatic refunds in such cases.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The HMRC Permanent Secretary will shortly be writing to the chairs of the Treasury Select Committee and Public Accounts Committee to provide an update on this matter. The government is aware of the issue raised and is working to resolve it.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on securing an agreement for a multiuse pet passport valid for travel to the EU.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
I refer the hon. Member to the response given on 18 June 2025 to the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster for PQ UIN 1432.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6636 on Dental Services: Norfolk, what estimate his Department has made of the median travel time for adult patients to access an NHS dental practice currently accepting new patients in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
No estimate has been made on the median travel time for adult patients to access a National Health Service dental practice in the constituency of North West Norfolk.
The ‘Find a Dentist’ website can be used to determine the locations of NHS practices accepting new adult patients, and is available at the following link:
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/
Patients in England are not registered with an NHS dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices may operate local waiting list arrangements.
NHS dentists are required to keep their NHS.UK profiles up to date so that patients can find a dentist more easily. This includes information on whether they are accepting new patients.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of limiting farm businesses to a single Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement on farm-level participation and flexibility.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
A quarter of SFI money goes to just 4% of farms. The Government is making improvements to the offer to ensure more farmers can access funding.
The reformed SFI26 offer will be more focussed, more transparent and fairer so that as many farmers as possible can benefit from agreements. Changes such as limiting each farm business to have only one SFI26 agreement will allow available funding to be spread across as many farmers as possible.
The Government has engaged with stakeholders to make sure the SFI26 offer works for farmers while delivering for the environment.