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749549

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made any recent revisions to the UK's Productivity Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	3479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The government continues to believe that raising productivity is the best route to driving growth and raising long run living standards, as set out in “Fixing the foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation” - a plan for productivity growth in the UK. The government has since taken further steps, including the establishment of a National Productivity Investment Fund targeted at the productivity-critical areas of transport, R&amp;D, housing and digital communications. It is also making sure that young people have the skills that British businesses need through the reform of the technical education system and the introduction of T-levels.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2017 14:07:37 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

776324

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to increase productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	901377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Promoting productivity growth in the UK is at the forefront of the Government’s agenda. The Government is investing £23bn in a National Productivity Investment Fund targeted at building economic infrastructure and boosting innovation. We are also reforming technical education in the UK, providing over £0.5bn in additional investment every year to raise standards.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/10/2017 14:21:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

776328

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	901381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Increasing the productivity of every region in the UK is very important to the Government. We are committed to building a more balanced economy, by devolving powers and investing in every region.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/10/2017 14:12:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

885142

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing productivity through the development and deployment of new technologies.
	tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
	tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
	uin	904793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>Treasury ministers regularly discuss the opportunities of new technologies with Cabinet colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>To boost research into and development of new technologies, we have increased support for in R&amp;D to the highest level in 30 years (probably ever) through raising investment and increasing the main rate of R&amp;D tax credits.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, we committed over £75 million to support the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the UK, which has immense potential to increase productivity.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/04/2018 15:42:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

715533

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the possible benefits to the national economy of encouraging good leadership and psychological wellbeing.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL6494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 the UK government published its productivity plan ‘Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation’, which acknowledged the importance of management and leadership performance in improving productivity performance.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016 the government announced that will it provide £13 million to support firms’ plans to improve their management skills and leadership by implementing Sir Charlie Mayfield’s review of business productivity.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 the government supported the creation of a new What Works Centre for Wellbeing. The centre brings together evidence on different aspects of wellbeing and work, looking at the impact that different interventions and services have on wellbeing.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/04/2017 12:35:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

723720

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Brexit on the UK's GDP per hour worked, in comparison to (1) Germany, (2) France, and (3) Italy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL6762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the effect of leaving the EU on the UK’s GDP per hour worked compared to that of other countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:53:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

426480

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5 of his Department's document Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation, Cm9098, published in July 2015, what analysis his Department has made of the effects of changes to vehicle excise duty and the creation of a roads fund on UK productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	15180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The reform of VED announced at the Summer Budget delivers long-term revenue sustainability whilst simplifying the current system. This reform enabled the government to set up a Roads Fund, which from 2020-21 will provide the necessary funding for a high performing road network that is as efficient as possible. This is vital for efficient running of business and enabling connections to bigger markets and labour pools.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/11/2015 15:05:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

429019

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the document Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation Cm 9098, what the evidential basis is for proposed reforms to tax credits increasing productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	16750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on [20] November 2015, PQ 16701.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2015 15:11:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

731300

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the level of UK GDP of the UK leaving the EU prior to the conclusion of any deal with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impacts of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p> </p><p>All departments need to prepare not just for a negotiated settlement, but also for the no deal scenario. We are confident that we will secure a good deal for the UK, but are prepared should there be no deal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/06/2017 15:17:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1520400

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis he has commissioned on potential productivity of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
	uin	61385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Potential productivity is an estimated economic concept that measures the maximum sustainable level of output that can be produced per hour worked across an economy. Where this estimated level sits relative to actual productivity data, as measure by the ONS, depends on how intensely factors of production are being used at a given time.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS publish quarterly updates on official UK productivity statistics and analysis of UK productivity.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook also includes their outlook for potential output and productivity. The Chancellor has brought forward the OBR forecast date to 31 October. This will provide an in-depth assessment of the economy and public finances including a forecast for productivity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continually monitors and assesses economic developments, including around productivity, to consider their impact on businesses and households. Boosting productivity growth is central to raising the UK’s economic growth, as part of the Growth Plan 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 61386 question first answered 19/10/2022 14:53:42 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson