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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of unpredictable housing transaction timelines on removals and storage businesses and the ability of those businesses to meet demand.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of unpredictable housing transaction timelines on removals and storage businesses and the ability of those businesses to meet demand.
The home buying and selling process in England is cumbersome , taking an average of nearly five months to complete and a third of transactions fall through – this is holding up the property market.
We believe an improved home buying and selling system that is more efficient has the potential to help people move into their homes more quickly and plan their moves with more certainty. This will benefit the storage and removals sector by enabling more predictable moving timelines, helping businesses anticipate demand more effectively.
On 9 February we announced action to improve home buying and selling by digitalising the process. In collaboration with HM Land Registry, we are working with local authorities to digitise property data, introduce common data standards, and enable digital identity services for the property sector. More information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-local-land-charges-programme/local-land-charges-programme.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of value added tax (VAT) thresholds on competition in the removals and storage industry; and whether they plan to lower the threshold to align with European economies and tackle VAT avoidance in the sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of value added tax (VAT) thresholds on competition in the removals and storage industry; and whether they plan to lower the threshold to align with European economies and tackle VAT avoidance in the sector.
Consideration of changes to the VAT threshold would have to carefully balance the potential benefits to businesses, the economy as a whole, and tax revenues.
The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the overall public finances. The Government keeps all taxes under review.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to revise the shortage occupation list to include key removals and storage industry roles to address skills shortages in the sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to revise the shortage occupation list to include key removals and storage industry roles to address skills shortages in the sector.
The Immigration White paper, published 12 May, set out proposed reforms in a number of areas, including to the shortage occupation list, further details of which will be set out in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of adding the removals sector to a minister's responsibility in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of adding the removals sector to a minister's responsibility in his Department.
The Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has overall responsibility for business services across government. The full list of Ministerial Responsibilities is available on GOV.UK here.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating a single point of contact for the removals and storage sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating a single point of contact for the removals and storage sector.
The Department for Transport has a central, cross-cutting freight and logistics team which serves as the primary point of contact for, and works closely with, the freight and logistics sector. This DfT team also works closely with other governmental departments on policy overlaps including storage, as this is led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which Department is responsible for the removal and storage sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which Department is responsible for the removal and storage sector.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59904 on the 17 October 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Department is responsible for the removal and storage sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Department is responsible for the removal and storage sector.
Many business sectors such as removals and storage are cross cutting, and officials across Government are in regular contact, sharing information and exploring potential solutions to the many challenges these industries face. I would encourage the sector to continue engaging with Government Departments which own individual policy areas.
Departments will work collectively to ensure that the removals and storage sector continues to play a leading role in growing the UK’s economy.