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1127722

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
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 fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	911025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1122001

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 estimate he has made of the level of increased productivity in the economy.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	245761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>In the long run, the only way to ensure sustainable growth, higher wages and increases in living standards is through raising productivity. The latest data showing an increase in the level of productivity is welcome, however productivity growth remains a key challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The government is tackling this challenge head on; investing over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, cutting taxes for businesses, improving access to finance, increasing the National Productivity Investment Fund to £37bn at Budget 2018 and committing to reform technical education, such as the introduction of T-levels.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/04/2019 07:46:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1064051

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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 steps he has taken to increase the productivity of the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Autumn Budget announced the next steps we are taking to boost productivity. This includes increasing the National Productivity Investment Fund to more than £37bn to fund important investments in our infrastructure. We are also setting up the National Roads Fund which will provide vital improvements to our road network, piloting new approaches to rural fibre rollout, and supporting new technologies such as artificial intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:43:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064082

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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 assessment he has made of recent trends in economic productivity in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The only sustainable way to raise wages, boost living standards, and increase growth is to boost UK productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 we have provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. At the Autumn Budget, we took further action to increase productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Productivity grew by 0.2% in the last quarter (Q4 2018) and is now 1.9% above its pre-crisis peak. Slow productivity growth since the crisis has not been a phenomenon exclusive to the UK, but across the G7.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:45:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064083

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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 proportion of productivity growth in the last five years can be attributed to financial technology.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has not made an assessment of the proportion of productivity growth in the last five years that is attributable to financial technology.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has taken significant steps to increase competition in financial services, including creating an environment in which Fintech firms can grow and compete with incumbents. The Competition and Market Authority has led the Open Banking initiative, bringing more competition and innovation to financial services. The FCA has also established the Innovation Hub and Regulatory Sandbox to support Fintech, both of which are held up as global examples of best practice. Further information on the Government’s efforts to promote FinTech can be found in the FinTech Sector Strategy, published in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/02/2019 16:00:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

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

821477

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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 assessment his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of low productivity growth since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	122395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Productivity growth has slowed globally since the financial crisis. The Government is closely monitoring the effects of this on the UK economy to guide policy. Since 2010 we have invested over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, cut taxes to support business investment and reformed technical education. The Autumn Budget sets out the next steps the government is taking to improve productivity. We are extending the National Productivity Investment Fund, increasing support for R&amp;D to its highest level in 30 years by 2021/22, transforming lifelong learning and responding to the Patient Capital Review that we commissioned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/01/2018 15:50:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

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

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