Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP on 5 September 2025, whether the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has paid a fine or penalty to HMRC.

As the Secretary of State has set out publicly, the Secretary of State has settled this matter with HMRC, who consider this matter closed. No fine or penalty were due. HMRC concluded there was no tax avoidance.