PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Services: Mileage Allowances (18 July 2023)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of Unison’s report entitled Driven out of work: the impact of mileage rates on frontline public service workers, published in June 2023; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAP) rate under review. In considering changes to the AMAP rate, the Government has to balance the responsible management of public finances, which fund our essential public services with support for individuals.

Petrol and diesel prices continue to be volatile given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and inflation remains high. So, at Spring Budget 2023 the Government announced continued support for households and businesses by maintaining the rates of fuel duty at the levels set on 23 March 2022 for an additional 12 months, by extending the temporary 5 pence fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned inflation increase for 2023-2024. That represents a saving for all drivers this year of overall around £5billion and for the average car driver around £100.

Answered by:
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
25 July 2023