Mark Garnier MP: written questions
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Private Sector: InfrastructureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the UK can attract private sector investment in nationally signification infrastructure projects.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is taking active steps to attract private sector investment into nationally significant infrastructure projects. Through the expanded Office for Investment, we provide enhanced relationship management for major and so...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage private investors to help deliver the commercial structures used for (a) Liverpool Street Station and (b) other major rail infrastructure developments.
Answer: As set out in the Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the Government is committed to increased private investment alongside public funding to transform the UK’s infrastructure.Officials are engaged with Network Rail and Platform4 - the government’s new prop...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103260More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 8 December 2025 to Question 96643, whether she has any plans to require pensioners who receive both the basic state pension and the additional state pension as their only income to pay inco
Answer: As set out in my reply to Question 96643, the Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax over this Parliament. At the Budget, the Government announced that it w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 8 December 2025 to Question 96643, whether she has any plans to require pensioners who received the state pension as their only income and consequently inherit part of (a) the basic state p
Answer: As set out in my reply to Question 96643, the Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax over this Parliament. At the Budget, the Government announced that it w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGround RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government’s response to the consultation entitled ‘Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases’ published on 9 November 2023.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 99005 on 5 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, when he will bring forward secondary legislation to implement the core elements of the Act.
Answer: The government has already made significant progress when it comes to commencing provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: On 24 July 2024, we brought into force provisions relating to rentcharge arrears, building safety legal costs and th...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Leasehold CampaignMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the National Leasehold Campaign.
Answer: MHCLG Ministers and officials engage regularly with a range of stakeholders in respect of leasehold and commonhold reform, including the National Leasehold Campaign.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Plotland sites will be included within the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 102833 on 12 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill before the end of the 2024-26 parliamentary session.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 102833 on 12 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: RegulationTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100878More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his USA counterpart under the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future on mutual recognition of UK and US cryptoasset firms, aligned disclosure standards, and ensuring that
Answer: The Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future was established by HM Treasury and the US Treasury on 22 September. Its purpose is to bring the world’s leading financial centres together to develop concrete policy options and recommendations on furt...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: RegulationTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future is being used to develop a joint UK-US approach to tokenisation, including cross-border access to tokenised securities and aligned rules for capital, dis
Answer: The Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future was established by HM Treasury and the US Treasury on 22 September. Its purpose is to bring the world’s leading financial centres together to develop concrete policy options and recommendations on furt...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: RegulationTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100844More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to use the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future to deepen engagement with United States’ regulators following the finalisation of the GENIUS Act, to support regulatory align
Answer: The Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future was established by HM Treasury and the US Treasury on 22 September. Its purpose is to bring the world’s leading financial centres together to develop concrete policy options and recommendations on furt...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Services: RegulationTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98758More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 61158, whether she plans to publish the statutory instrument on open banking in the first quarter of 2026.
Answer: The National Payments Vision, published in November, set out the government’s ambitious plans for the next phase of Open Banking, building on the UK’s leadership in this area. This includes steps towards delivering seamless, Open Banking enabled, account-...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Oral Statement on 11 November 2025 entitled Pensions, if he will publish the research findings from the Department's 2007 evaluation on the effectiveness of automatic pension forec
Answer: Report no.447 “Evaluation of Automatic State Pension Forecasts” is publicly available and can be accessed at:https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20121212081018mp_/http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2007-2008/rrep447.pdfAs confirmed in ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Oral Statement on 11 November 2025 entitled Pensions, whether the 2007 report on the effectiveness of automatic pension forecast letters is the one referenced in the Parliamentary
Answer: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s reports titled “Women’s State Pension age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions’ communication of changes”, published 19 July 2021, and “Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 2007 report on the effectiveness of automatic pension forecast letters is the one referenced in the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women's State Pension age: ou
Answer: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s reports titled “Women’s State Pension age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions’ communication of changes”, published 19 July 2021, and “Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96643More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 4.167 of the Autumn Budget 2025, when her Department plans to publish the solution ensuring that pensioners who only receive the state pension will not (a) have to fill out a tax return and
Answer: As the Chancellor has said, over this Parliament those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax. As announced at the Budget, the government will ease the administrative burden for pensioner...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.167 State Pension and Simple Assessment of the Budget 2025, published in November 2025, when her Department began consulting on this policy.
Answer: As the Chancellor has said, over this Parliament those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax. As announced at the Budget, the government will ease the administrative burden for pensioner...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96641More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she considered including an assessment of the potential impact of paragraph 4.167 State Pension and Simple Assessment of the Budget 2025, published in November 2025, on costs to the public purse within the B
Answer: As the Chancellor has said, over this Parliament those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax. As announced at the Budget, the government will ease the administrative burden for pensioner...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96640More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 4.167 (State Pension and Simple Assessment) of the Budget 2025, if she will publish the cost impact of this policy.
Answer: As the Chancellor has said, over this Parliament those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax. As announced at the Budget, the government will ease the administrative burden for pensioner...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners receive the full state pension as their only income.
Answer: The Department does not hold readily available information to identify how many pensioners receive the full State Pension as their only income. Information is, however, available from Departmental survey data which shows, in 2023/24, around 1.1m pensioner...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Inquiry, how she will ensure the survivors of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse are supported throughout the process.
Answer: We remain committed to delivering an inquiry that earns trust and delivers truth. Following the appointment of the Chair and the establishment of the Inquiry, the Chair will consult on the Terms of Reference with victims and survivors and other key stakeh...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse will (a) conclude and (b) publish its findings.
Answer: We remain committed to delivering an inquiry that earns trust and delivers truth. Following the appointment of the Chair and the establishment of the Inquiry, the Chair will consult on the Terms of Reference with victims and survivors and other key stakeh...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse will start to conduct (a) hearings and (b) local investigations.
Answer: We remain committed to delivering an inquiry that earns trust and delivers truth. Following the appointment of the Chair and the establishment of the Inquiry, the Chair will consult on the Terms of Reference with victims and survivors and other key stakeh...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87288More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to protect accrued pension rights when changing the tax treatment of pensions.
Answer: The Government does not comment on media speculation ahead of Budgets nor collect real-time data on the number of individuals accessing their pensions. Taking unplanned steps in respect of an individual’s pension may not be in their long-term financial in...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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