3 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhether HMRC will publish regular statistics on exemption applications, outcomes and processing times under Making Tax Digital.
ReplyHMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since September 2025. Around 6,500 applications for exemption have been received to date. Decisions have been reached on around 60% of these cases, with approx...
3 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the risk that people who should qualify for exemption will incur penalties under the Making Tax Digital regime; and what steps she is taking to mitigate that risk.
ReplyHMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since September 2025. Around 6,500 applications for exemption have been received to date. Decisions have been reached on around 60% of these cases, with approx...
3 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedHow many and what proportion of applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital have (a) been granted, (b) been refused and (c) are pending decision.
ReplyHMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since September 2025. Around 6,500 applications for exemption have been received to date. Decisions have been reached on around 60% of these cases, with approx...
3 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps HMRC is taking to ensure that digitally excluded people are aware of their right to apply for an exemption.
ReplyHMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since September 2025. Around 6,500 applications for exemption have been received to date. Decisions have been reached on around 60% of these cases, with approx...
3 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedHow many appeals against decisions to refuse exemption from Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment have been (a) submitted, (b) upheld and (c) rejected.
ReplyHMRC has been accepting applications for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax since September 2025. Around 6,500 applications for exemption have been received to date. Decisions have been reached on around 60% of these cases, with approx...
3 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat proportion of NHS dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients in (a) North West Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk.
ReplyAs of 5 June 2026, the latest data available, none of the National Health Service dental practices in the North West Norfolk constituency were showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. For the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care ...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her oral statement of 21 May on Middle East: Economic Response, whether additional resourcing will be provided to HM Revenue and Customs to (a) administer and enforce changes to the taxation of for
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, whether the projected additional tax income from the proposed reforms to foreign branch profit
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, what estimate she has made of the amount of annual revenue from the proposed changes to the ta
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of the proposed reforms to foreign branch
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, how she intends to legislate for the proposed changes to the taxation of foreign branch profit
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, whether a full Tax Information and Impact Note will be published for the proposed reforms to t
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to the taxation o
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sentencing Council guidelines for animal cruelty.
ReplyWhen deciding what sentence to impose the courts are required to take into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, including the culpability of the offender and the harm they caused. In setting a sentence, courts must follow any relevan...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her oral statement of 21 May on Middle East: Economic Response, what assumptions on oil and gas prices, trading volumes, and company behavioural responses underlie the forecast that reforms to the
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the level of delays by HMRC in processing VAT rebate claims submitted by agricultural shows in respect of VAT exempt admissions income; and what steps she is taking to ensure timely p
ReplyHMRC are responsible for the effective management and oversight of the UK tax system. They consider all VAT rebate claims in line with VAT law including the fundraising exemption. Where claimants provide all evidence required under the law, they will rece...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Upper Tribunal decision in Yorkshire Agricultural Society [2025] UKUT 00004, handed down on 9 January 2025, what assessment she has made of the application of VAT to admissions income for agric
ReplyHMRC considered the decision in Yorkshire Agricultural Society and its application to similar events in 2025. Consequently, they issued new guidance in Revenue and Customs Brief 3 (2025) and updated the help card for fundraising events on GOV.UK.
29 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of custodial sentences for animal cruelty offences since the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 became law.
ReplyWhen deciding what sentence to impose the courts are required to take into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, including the culpability of the offender and the harm they caused. In setting a sentence, courts must follow any relevan...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, whether her Department plans to conduct a public consultation on the detailed design of the pr
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...
29 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, Official Report, columns 731-733, from which accounting periods the changes to the taxation of foreign branch profits will have
ReplyThe reforms to the taxation of foreign branch profits will ensure that profit attributable to UK activities is effectively taxed in the UK. The reforms are expected to raise hundreds of millions of pounds per year, supporting the Government's package of e...