Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of individuals and organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.<\/p>
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As has been the case with previous administrations, it is not the Governments practice to provide details of such meetings.<\/p>
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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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Worcestershire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Harriett Baldwin"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-16T16:57:14.913Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Economic Policy"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/280", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Fabricant"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lichfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Michael Fabricant"} ], "uin" : "900342"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381370", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381370/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Office for National Statistics report the total trade balance with the EU to have been -£28.5bn in 2010, -£21.7bn in 2011, -£39.5bn in 2012, -£57.3bn in 2013 and -£61.6bn in 2014.<\/p>
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The trade in goods balance with the EU was -£-43.4bn in 2010, -£40.4bn in 2011, -£56.5bn in 2012, -£69.1bn in 2013 and -£78.6bn in 2014.<\/p>
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The trade in services balance with the EU was £15.0bn in 2010, £18.7bn in 2011, £17.0bn in 2012, £11.8bn in 2013 and £15.4bn in 2014.<\/p>
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The scaffolding and pavement equipment on King Charles Street are in support of works being undertaken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.<\/strong><\/p>"}
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