Feb. 08 2024
Source Page: National Buildings Database phase 1: non-domestic building stock in England and WalesFound: National Buildings Database phase 1: non-domestic building stock in England and Wales
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions Ministers from his Department have visited (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The information requested is not centrally collated and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information on DWP ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings can be found at: DWP ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings -GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: Payments made to Professor John Brown in 2020 - 2023: FOI releaseFound: Payments made to Professor John Brown in 2020 - 2023: FOI release
Jan. 17 2024
Source Page: FCDO Services senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, October to December 2023Found: FCDO Services senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, October to December 2023
Jan. 17 2024
Source Page: DSIT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel, meetings, July to September 2023Found: DSIT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel, meetings, July to September 2023
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Inquiry: High streets in towns and small citiesFound: HSC0039 - High streets in towns and small cities Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland Written Evidence
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing VAT for the hospitality industry.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Since the start of the pandemic, over £37 billion has been provided to the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors in the form of grants, loans and tax breaks.
The Government announced a package of business rates support at Autumn Statement 2022 which means businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, including pubs, will receive a tax cut worth over £2 billion in 2023-24. The UK also has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD, which keeps most businesses out of the VAT system altogether.
VAT is the UK's third largest tax forecast to raise £161 billion in 2023/24, helping to fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS, education and defence. The previous VAT relief for tourism and hospitality cost over £8 billion and reintroducing it would come at a significant further cost.