Written questions

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 90314 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting search and rescue vehicles from Vehicle Excise Duty.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Nov 2025

The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public fina...