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Written questions by Davies.

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

Department:All (284)Treasury (55)Home Office (37)Department for Transport (33)Department of Health and Social Care (29)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (19)Wales Office (18)Department for Education (17)Department for Work and Pensions (13)Women and Equalities (10)Department for Business and Trade (10)Ministry of Justice (10)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (9)

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1 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

What assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report by Oxford Economics entitled Tourism Levy impacts in England, published in March 2026.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

1 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
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What discussions she has had with representatives of the hospitality sector on comparative levels of VAT on accommodation and tourism in the UK and European destinations.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

1 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
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Whether she has made an estimate of the number of families that may not take domestic holidays as a result of the introduction of an overnight visitor levy in England.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

1 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

Whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy in England on the competitiveness of the UK tourism sector relative to European destinations.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

1 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

Whether HMRC will provide police forces with access to tobacco track-and-trace data to (i) support enforcement against organised criminal groups and (ii) identify the provenance of stolen tobacco products.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 May 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

How many times Ministers from her Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions in each year since 2023.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

23 Apr 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

Whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.

Reply

Treasury Ministers have meetings with representatives of a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-treasury-ministerial-overseas-travel-and-meetings This Government takes gender equality seriously. We are working to increase women’s participation in the labour market and close the gender pay gap, including funding 30 hours of childcare for working parents of under-fives, so more women can work the hours they choose and build their careers if they want to.

20 Jan 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

Whether she has conducted an equality impact assessment of maintaining income tax thresholds until 2030/31.

Reply

The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds. This includes an equalities assessment which states that individuals may be affected by this measure regardless of their protected characteristics.The previous Government legislated to maintain personal tax thresholds until April 28. This Government has continued the policy maintaining thresholds to April 31.

20 Jan 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What estimate she has made of the number of additional (a) women and (b) ethnic minority people who will be earning incomes that will be taxed by surpassing (i) the basic income tax threshold and (ii) the higher rate of income tax threshold.

Reply

The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds. This includes an equalities assessment which states that individuals may be affected by this measure regardless of their protected characteristics.The previous Government legislated to maintain personal tax thresholds until April 28. This Government has continued the policy maintaining thresholds to April 31.

20 Jan 2026·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on young people seeking employment.

Reply

A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations, as well as an overview of the equality impacts.The Government is firmly committed to supporting women to enter, stay and progress in work, tackling gender pay gaps and ensuring women can reach their full potential in the labour market. To help make work pay for mothers in particular, we are improving access to affordable childcare through the Tax-Free Childcare scheme and 30 hours of funded childcare a week.The Government is committed to supporting young people to earn and learn. That is why we are delivering a Youth Guarantee, backed by £820m over the Spending Review period. This includes providing guaranteed paid work placements to young people on Universal Credit, who are unemployed for over 18 months, granting an opportunity for young people to gain essential skills and experience and prevent the damaging effects of long-term unemployment. The Youth Guarantee will also create nearly 300,000 additional work experience and training opportunities, further expand Youth Hubs to every local area of Great Britain, and increase investment to prevent young people from falling out of education, employment or training in future.

20 Jan 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on female employees.

Reply

A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations, as well as an overview of the equality impacts.The Government is firmly committed to supporting women to enter, stay and progress in work, tackling gender pay gaps and ensuring women can reach their full potential in the labour market. To help make work pay for mothers in particular, we are improving access to affordable childcare through the Tax-Free Childcare scheme and 30 hours of funded childcare a week.The Government is committed to supporting young people to earn and learn. That is why we are delivering a Youth Guarantee, backed by £820m over the Spending Review period. This includes providing guaranteed paid work placements to young people on Universal Credit, who are unemployed for over 18 months, granting an opportunity for young people to gain essential skills and experience and prevent the damaging effects of long-term unemployment. The Youth Guarantee will also create nearly 300,000 additional work experience and training opportunities, further expand Youth Hubs to every local area of Great Britain, and increase investment to prevent young people from falling out of education, employment or training in future.

20 Jan 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

Whether she has conducted an equality impact assessment for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.

Reply

A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations, as well as an overview of the equality impacts.The Government is firmly committed to supporting women to enter, stay and progress in work, tackling gender pay gaps and ensuring women can reach their full potential in the labour market. To help make work pay for mothers in particular, we are improving access to affordable childcare through the Tax-Free Childcare scheme and 30 hours of funded childcare a week.The Government is committed to supporting young people to earn and learn. That is why we are delivering a Youth Guarantee, backed by £820m over the Spending Review period. This includes providing guaranteed paid work placements to young people on Universal Credit, who are unemployed for over 18 months, granting an opportunity for young people to gain essential skills and experience and prevent the damaging effects of long-term unemployment. The Youth Guarantee will also create nearly 300,000 additional work experience and training opportunities, further expand Youth Hubs to every local area of Great Britain, and increase investment to prevent young people from falling out of education, employment or training in future.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing pension contributions above £2,000 on people in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency in part-time work.

Reply

The existing income tax relief regime for pensions is unaffected by this change, whilst employer contributions can continue to be made free of National Insurance Contributions (NICs). Salary and bonus sacrifice is an additional NICs relief that is only available to some employees. Those whose employer does not offer it, the self-employed and those with earnings near the National Living Wage cannot benefit. Individuals earning below £30,000 making pension contributions through salary sacrifice are overwhelmingly protected by a £2,000 cap, with few (c. 5%) making salary sacrifice contributions above this threshold. A Tax Information and Impact Note will be published in due course alongside the legislation when it is introduced to Parliament.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing personal tax thresholds on people in the East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency who are in part-time work.

Reply

The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing personal tax thresholds on people in Sussex in part-time work.

Reply

The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing pension contributions above £2,000 on people in Sussex in full-time work.

Reply

The existing income tax relief regime for pensions is unaffected by this change, whilst employer contributions can continue to be made free of National Insurance Contributions (NICs). Salary and bonus sacrifice is an additional NICs relief that is only available to some employees. Those whose employer does not offer it, the self-employed and those with earnings near the National Living Wage cannot benefit. Individuals earning below £30,000 making pension contributions through salary sacrifice are overwhelmingly protected by a £2,000 cap, with few (c. 5%) making salary sacrifice contributions above this threshold. A Tax Information and Impact Note will be published in due course alongside the legislation when it is introduced to Parliament.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed cap on cash ISA contributions for under-65s on in Sussex.

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This policy will affect those aged under 65 from April 2027, when the annual Cash ISA limit will be set at £12,000. It will not affect existing cash ISA savings. A policy costing note for the package of measures introduced to support savers has been published alongside the Budget, including the changes to the ISA regime. Following a technical consultation, new ISA regulations will be laid, and a Tax Impact and Information Note will be published.The analysis used to produce the policy costing note is performed in aggregate and a breakdown by county or constituency is not available. However, HMRC regularly publish statistics on ISA subscriptions by region. Table 9.9 of HMRC’s annual savings statistics 2025 includes data for the South East.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing pension contributions above £2,000 on people in Sussex in part-time work.

Reply

The existing income tax relief regime for pensions is unaffected by this change, whilst employer contributions can continue to be made free of National Insurance Contributions (NICs). Salary and bonus sacrifice is an additional NICs relief that is only available to some employees. Those whose employer does not offer it, the self-employed and those with earnings near the National Living Wage cannot benefit. Individuals earning below £30,000 making pension contributions through salary sacrifice are overwhelmingly protected by a £2,000 cap, with few (c. 5%) making salary sacrifice contributions above this threshold. A Tax Information and Impact Note will be published in due course alongside the legislation when it is introduced to Parliament.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing personal tax thresholds on people in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency in full-time work.

Reply

The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds.

27 Nov 2025·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing pension contributions above £2,000 on people in the East Grinstead and Uckfield Constituency in full-time work.

Reply

The existing income tax relief regime for pensions is unaffected by this change, whilst employer contributions can continue to be made free of National Insurance Contributions (NICs). Salary and bonus sacrifice is an additional NICs relief that is only available to some employees. Those whose employer does not offer it, the self-employed and those with earnings near the National Living Wage cannot benefit. Individuals earning below £30,000 making pension contributions through salary sacrifice are overwhelmingly protected by a £2,000 cap, with few (c. 5%) making salary sacrifice contributions above this threshold. A Tax Information and Impact Note will be published in due course alongside the legislation when it is introduced to Parliament.

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