| Heading: |
Buildings: VAT |
| Question ID: |
1751892 |
| UIN: |
HL3651 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4216 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Empey
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Empey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the negative impact of charging VAT for renovations of buildings on brownfield sites compared with greenfield sites where building of homes is zero rated for VAT. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4559 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
To stimulate the construction of new homes, the Government maintains a zero rate of VAT on new-build residential buildings. Additionally, residential renovations are subject to a reduced rate of VAT of five per cent if they meet certain conditions. These ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |