Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

381280

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, What estimate he has made of the effect on the public purse of the sale of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	900337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor has recieved independent advice from the Governor of the Bank of England and from Rothschild that it is in the interests of taxpayers to begin now to sell our stake in RBS. This is the right thing to do for the economy and for British taxpayers, and to ensure the best price possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/06/2015 16:53:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

381281

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to rebalance the economy; and what plans he has to increase economic growth in the Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	900342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As a Midlands MP myself, I'm delighted that the Chancellor visitied the Midlands on June 1st to announce: his support for an extension of the Birmingham Enterprise Zone; to encourage the cities of the Midlands to come forward with their proposals for an elected Mayor; and to call our region, the Midlands, Britain's engine for growth.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/06/2015 16:57:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

381285

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
tabling member constituency	Newark
tabling member printed	Robert Jenrick
uin	900344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The government’s long term plan is working: with the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7 last year and the deficit more than halved as a share of GDP. There are more people in work than ever before, unemployment is falling and wages are continuing to rise well above inflation. But the job is not yet done and the government will continue working through the plan to build a resilient British economy and a truly national recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/06/2015 16:54:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick

349183

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to rebalance the economy and create a Northern Powerhouse.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	1778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has undertaken a range of efforts to pursue its Northern Powerhouse agenda and to rebalance the economy of the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Last November, the Chancellor signed an historic devolution agreement with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and included a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queen’s Speech in May which will allow tailoring of the deal to other cities of the North subject to governance arrangements. On 14<sup>th</sup> May, the Chancellor announced that he will work with the great towns and counties of the North to agree County Deals, so all places have a chance to benefit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the government has announced plans for a range of transport investments in the region. These include the creation of Transport of the North, who will devise a Northern Transport Strategy, and plans to develop HS3. Small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures will also benefit through government support across a range of areas, including investments made in tech incubators, financial and commercial advice from the British Business Bank, through the government’s Enterprise Zone programme and through supporting sector specific strengths in the region such as through investments in Health science.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The North is currently growing faster per person than London, but we will go further still in rebalancing the economy</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:41:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris