Adam Dance MP: written questions
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Nurseries: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13387More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will exempt nurseries in England from business rates.
Answer: At the Budget in October, the Government committed to increasing spending on early years and family services to over £8 billion in 2025-26. This includes an additional £1.8 billion which will be paid to early years providers to continue the expansion of g...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.62 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the application of the standard VAT rate to independent
Answer: HM Treasury (HMT) is responsible for VAT policy. HMT has published its assessment of the impacts of removing the VAT exemption that applied to private school fees, which can be found on here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-schoo...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) funding and (b) support for community pharmacies.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by communi...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13332More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if she will provide additional financial support to pharmacies for (a) employer National Insurance contributions, (b) the national minimum wage and
Answer: The Budget will provide support for government departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer NICs costs only. Pharmacies are independent contractors and therefore will not be exempt from these changes. This is consistent with the a...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13331More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide additional investment for the pharmacy network.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced a £22.6 billion increase in day to day spending for the Department of Health and Social Care from 2023-24 to 2025-26. This is an average increase of 4% in real terms funding growth for the NHS, the highest sin...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13329More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to point 22 of Table 5.1 at page 117 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the application of the standard VAT rate t
Answer: The government has conducted thorough and detailed analysis of the impacts of this policy. A Tax Impact and Information Note (TIIN) has been published which sets out this analysis. This assessment includes exchequer impacts, economic impacts, impacts on i...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the capacity of state schools to accommodate a potential increase in students transferring from private schools; and whether students transferring from private schools in rural a
Answer: The government predicts that 35,000 pupils will move into UK state schools in the long-term steady state following the removal of the VAT exemption to school fees. The government expects approximately 2,900 pupils will move into state schools in England f...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMobility Scooters: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenue raised by the ten percent tariff imposed on the import of mobility scooters.
Answer: Mobility scooters that are imported into the UK are classified under the description of ‘Vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow, golf cars and similar vehicles’. The commodity code for this classification is 8703101800. There is a customs duty...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13096More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will increase the number of banking hubs due to be built in the next five years.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the U...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13092More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of banking hubs in rural communities.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the U...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.11 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether the £69 million to continue delivery of a network of Family Hubs will be used to include (a) more and (b
Answer: The Budget announcement includes £69 million to continue delivery of a network of Family Hubs. The announcement is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024.Decisions on the breakdown of this funding are yet to be taken...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to integrated care boards on ringfencing dental budgets in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for issuing guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) on dental budgets, including ringfencing. NHS England will publish planning guidance in due course.Responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs o...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FamiliesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community mental health hubs and schools are well linked with existing family support services.
Answer: The aim of the community mental health hub pilot sites is to be able to support the full range of adults’ needs that are important to recovery, without the need for onward referrals, or for people to navigate the complicated networks of support that they ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
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