Written questions

Members of the Senedd can ask Welsh Government ministers, the Counsel General and the Senedd Commission questions in writing. The answers are published on the Senedd's website.

Members have tabled 15,617 written questions in the Sixth Senedd so far. 15,405 have been answered and 212 are awaiting an answer. Of the 15,617 questions whose due date has passed, 6,596 (42%) were answered by that date. Half of the answers were published within 8 days of the question being tabled.

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Will the Minister confirm why the new land transaction tax threshold rate has not grown with house prices in Wales, given that the new threshold rate is now £15,000 below average house prices, compared with being £24,000 above average house prices when it was first implemented?
Andrew RT DaviesConservativeTo Minister for Finance and Local Government
Answered 4 Oct 2022
7 days after tabling
Tabled 27 Sept 2022
Has the Welsh Government given any consideration to the threshold for the land transaction tax and whether the rate is still applicable following house-price increases in Wales?
Andrew RT DaviesConservativeTo Minister for Finance and Local Government
Answered 4 Oct 2022
7 days after tabling
Tabled 27 Sept 2022
Will the Minister confirm whether there have been any discussions surrounding the rate of land transaction tax?

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