| Heading: |
Retail Trade: Urban Areas |
| Question ID: |
1807410 |
| UIN: |
55843 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5361 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James McMurdock
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
James McMurdock
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tax disincentives that prevent pension property owners from letting units at reduced rates on (a) high street regeneration and (b) town centre vacancy rates. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5069 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Torsten Bell
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| Answering Member handle: |
TorstenBell
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@TorstenBell
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| Answer text: |
Pension schemes can rent out commercial property at below market value. The only restriction on this is that there is an unauthorised payment charge where the tenant is connected with the pension scheme. This rule prevents value being transferred out of t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |