The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 371 tabled · 343 answered

Written questions by McVey.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Esther McVey this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (371)Department of Health and Social Care (116)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (36)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (36)Home Office (35)Treasury (26)Ministry of Justice (19)Cabinet Office (17)Department for Education (13)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (11)Department for Work and Pensions (11)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (10)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (7)

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3 Mar 2025·Treasury·Answered
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How many procurement contracts awarded by her Department since 5 July 2024 have been awarded without competitive tendering.

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No contracts covered by the Public Contracts Regulations have been awarded by HM Treasury since 5 July 2024 without competitive tendering.

3 Mar 2025·Treasury·Answered
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How many public contracts awarded by her Department since 5 July 2024 have been awarded to companies with offshore tax arrangements.

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The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Where it makes business sense to do so, HM Treasury procures goods and services via Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework agreements. Suppliers on those agreements must comply with the requirements of Procurement Policy Note 03/2014.

13 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
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If she will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the processes put in place by HMRC to register private schools for VAT and (b) adequacy of the time taken for those schools to receive a VAT number.

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The government is committed to supporting private schools to ensure that the VAT registration process is as smooth as possible for them, and to ensuring they have the necessary support in order to be able to correctly charge VAT and remit it to HMRC. HMRC...

10 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
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How many and what proportion of private schools have been provided with a VAT number.

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HMRC publishes data on the VAT population by sector on an annual basis. The latest statistics can be found here: Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics - GOV.UK The point at which private schools need to register for VAT depends on their individual circu...

10 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
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How many and what proportion of private schools have been provided with a VAT number.

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HMRC publishes data on the VAT population by sector on an annual basis. The latest statistics can be found here: Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics - GOV.UK The point at which private schools need to register for VAT depends on their individual circu...

11 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What businesses have made representations to her about the Autumn Budget 2024.

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Ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Treasury received 633 written representations from stakeholders. Ministers and officials also met with a broad range of businesses and representative bodies. This includes meetings that the Chancellor and Financial Secretar...

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