Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of revenue received from forecourt fuel in January to March in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Based on available data, fuel duty receipts are estimated to be around £6 billion between January and March 2025 and £5.7 billion between January and March 2026.
The Treasury does not hold figures specifically for “forecourt fuel”, as fuel duty is paid at refineries or import terminals, and covers all uses.
Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of taxing horse racing at the same rates of other types of gambling on the horse racing industry.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government consultation on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one closed on 21 July 2025. Responses are now being analysed and a response to the consultation will be published at Autumn Budget 2025.
If any changes are made to gambling duties at a future Budget following the consultation, they will be accompanied by a Tax Information and Impact Note which will set out the expected impacts.
Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the publication of the Strategic Defence Review on trading of shares in UK-listed defence companies.
Answered by Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The Strategic Defence Review was published on 2 June 2025. It is not government policy to comment on the market impacts of policy announcements.