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star this property date less than 2024-03-04more like thismore than 2024-03-04
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Department for Business and Trade more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading UK Trade with EU: Productivity more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fall in the UK goods trade on national productivity, particularly in sectors affected by any barriers to trade resulting from Brexit. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-18more like thismore than 2024-03-18
unstar this property answer text <p>Since leaving the EU, the Department for Business and Trade has secured free trade deals with 73 countries in addition to our EU partners, which accounted for £1.1 trillion UK trade in 2022, and simplified import tariffs to lower costs for businesses and households.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s total trade with the world (including goods and services) increased by £36bn (inflation adjusted) in 2023 compared to 2018. Productivity in the UK's Manufacturing sector grew by 10% between 2016 and 2022, the highest manufacturing productivity growth in the G7.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
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less than 2024-03-18T16:35:04.397Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-18T16:35:04.397Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
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1694352
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star this property date less than 2024-03-06more like thismore than 2024-03-06
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Retail Trade: Sales more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that retail sales and consumer spending rose at the slowest pace in February since 2022, what steps they are taking to address any challenges resulting from slow growth. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-15more like thismore than 2024-03-15
unstar this property answer text <p>The government is delivering its plan for growth and is backing British businesses.</p><p>The IMF forecasts that the UK will have the third fastest cumulative growth in the G7 during 2024-2028.Therefore, with the economy beginning to turn a corner, we are now able to make responsible tax cuts to boost growth while meeting the fiscal rules to ensure sustainable public finances. This includes cutting the employee main rate of National Insurance to 8% which, will make an average worker on £35,400 over £900 a year better off than before. This means more money in people’s pockets, helping to increase disposable income and consumer confidence.</p><p>Government continues to back retailers. At Autumn Statement 2023 we extended Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief for 2024-5, a tax cut worth £2.4 billion, and froze the small business multiplier for a fourth consecutive year. At Spring Budget 2024, the government went further still by supporting small retailers by increasing the VAT registration threshold to £90,000 and extending the Recovery Loan Scheme, now the Growth Guarantee Scheme.</p><p>Combined, these measures will place more money in people’s pockets, boost consumer confidence, and help strengthen the UK’s retail sector.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-15T11:44:52.007Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-15T11:44:52.007Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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1693202
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star this property date less than 2024-03-04more like thismore than 2024-03-04
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
star this property answering dept id 211 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
star this property hansard heading Homelessness: Government Assistance more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people at risk of homelessness due to 'no fault' evictions. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-14more like thismore than 2024-03-14
unstar this property answer text <p>The Government is investing over £1.2 billion in the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years, including a £109 million top-up for 2024/25, which gives councils the funding they need to prevent homelessness and support those at risk.</p><p>Local authorities can use the funding flexibly to work with landlords to prevent evictions.</p><p>Through our Renters (Reform) Bill, we will abolish ‘no fault’ evictions (Section 21), giving tenants greater security of tenure and thus reducing the risk of homelessness.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
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less than 2024-03-14T16:16:59.963Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-14T16:16:59.963Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
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1692618
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star this property date less than 2024-02-28more like thismore than 2024-02-28
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Visas: Skilled Workers more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Migration Advisory Committee's report Rapid review of the Immigration Salary List, published in February, what assessment they have made of the impact of the increased salary threshold for the Skilled Workers Visa on the ability of UK employers to fill jobs in key shortage areas. more like this
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star this property uin HL2859 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
unstar this property answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making on the increases to the salary threshold for Skilled Workers, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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less than 2024-03-13T17:57:24.153Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-13T17:57:24.153Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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1692616
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star this property date less than 2024-02-28more like thismore than 2024-02-28
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
star this property answering dept id 211 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
star this property hansard heading Social Rented Housing: Investment more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the National Housing Federation report The economic impact of building social housing, published in February, what assessment they have made of the economic benefits gained by investing in social housing. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
unstar this property answer text <p>Government’s £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) for 2021-26 funds the construction of tens of thousands of homes across the country. These include homes for rent, for low-cost home ownership, and specialist and supported housing. It offers strong value for money. The National Audit Offices estimates that for every £1 the programme spent, the programme provides £2.70 in economic and societal benefits.</p><p>Since 2010, Government has delivered over 696,100 new affordable homes, including over 482,000 affordable homes for rent, of which over 172,600 were homes for social rent.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
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less than 2024-03-13T16:03:44.367Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-13T16:03:44.367Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1692617
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star this property date less than 2024-02-28more like thismore than 2024-02-28
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Department for Business and Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 214 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Piracy: Red Sea more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support exporters affected by delays and higher shipping costs as a result of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL2858 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
unstar this property answer text <p>The Department of Business and Trade is closely monitoring the Red Sea situation and we are proactively engaging with key businesses to identify trade issues, offer support on the crisis and updating businesses on the latest supply chain information. More broadly, our membership in Operation Prosperity Guardian demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring the Red Sea is safe for seafarers and traders to use. Our Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy will help UK business build the secure and reliable supply chains vital to the UK’s economic prosperity, national security and essential services.</p><p> </p><p>UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises a digital self-serve offer and our wider network of support, including trade advisors, export champions, the Export Academy, International Markets network, and UK Export Finance.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
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less than 2024-03-13T12:09:39.567Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-13T12:09:39.567Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
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1692928
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star this property date less than 2024-02-29more like thismore than 2024-02-29
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Credit more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports of the shrinkage of the non-prime lending market, what steps they are taking to ensure that vulnerable customers have access to fair and regulated credit products. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
star this property uin HL2924 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
unstar this property answer text <p>The government is committed to taking steps to widen access to affordable credit, and is overseeing a number of initiatives to support this goal.</p><p>Since 2019, the government has made £100 million of dormant assets funding available to Fair4All Finance to support their work on financial inclusion, and an additional £45 million for initiatives to tackle the elevated cost of living. The government has also provided Fair4AllFinance with £3.8m of funding to pilot a No-interest Loans Scheme, designed for consumers in vulnerable circumstances who would benefit from affordable rather than high-cost credit.</p><p>As part of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, the government has amended the Credit Unions Act 1979 so that credit unions in Great Britain can offer a wider range of products and services.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-12T15:35:31.12Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T15:35:31.12Z
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1692927
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star this property date less than 2024-02-29more like thismore than 2024-02-29
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Food: Prices more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent reduction in grocery price inflation on overall inflationary pressures in the economy. more like this
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star this property uin HL2923 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
unstar this property answer text <p>In January 2024, food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation fell from 8.0% to 6.9%. This contributed -0.11percentage points to the change in headline inflation in January. Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation has fallen from a peak of 19.1% in March 2023. The fall in the inflation rate over this period has contributed -1.25 to the change in the headline inflation rate.</p><p>The OBR are the government’s official forecaster and published an updated forecast on March 6th. The OBR forecasts that headline inflation will return to the 2% target next quarter, a year earlier than forecast in November.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-12T15:35:19.583Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T15:35:19.583Z
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1694722
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star this property date less than 2024-03-07more like thismore than 2024-03-07
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Housing: Sales more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support prospective homebuyers amidst recent increases in house prices. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
unstar this property answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the aspiration of homeownership a reality for as many households as possible and consequently operates a range of schemes that aim to increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for credit-worthy households, including first-time buyers, increase the availability of new housing, and stimulate economic growth. These include the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which is open until the end of June 2025. We also help first-time buyers to save for a deposit through the Lifetime ISA and Help to Buy: ISA.</p><p>Over 876,000 households have been helped to purchase a home since spring 2010 through government-backed schemes.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-12T15:20:09.71Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T15:20:09.71Z
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1694008
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star this property date less than 2024-03-05more like thismore than 2024-03-05
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Owner Occupation more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support property owners facing challenges in refinancing against lower property values. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
unstar this property answer text <p>The most comprehensive measure of average house prices in the UK is published by the Office for National Statistics. <br>The vast majority of mortgage lenders have signed a voluntary industry agreement that allows their borrowers to secure a new fixed-rate deal without the need to undertake another affordability assessment.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2024-03-12T15:17:38.713Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T15:17:38.713Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this