Written questions

1,903 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the ease by which UK SMEs can access the export market.

12 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to improve access to finance for SMEs.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received since September 2015 on (a) consumer debt and (b) personal loans.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received since September 2015 on the level of household debt; and on what dates he received those representations.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to address the forecast rise in household debt as defined by the Office for Budget Responsibility on page 69 of its November 2015 report, the Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

7 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Concentrix

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on the outsourcing of its compliance review to Concentrix; and if he will make a statement.

7 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Immigration: Economic Situation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 19017, what information his Department holds on the reasons why the Office for Budget Responsibility does not view changes to net migration as one of the key ris

7 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a list of all the departments within HM Treasury.

7 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Economic Growth

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 19047, what discussions he has had with the Office for Budget Responsibility on including the potential effect of recent Conservative Party manifesto commitments

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Non-domestic Rates: Retail Trade

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps in the business rates review to make specific provision for the retail industry.

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Non-domestic Rates: Manufacturing Industries

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps in the business rates review to make specific provision for manufacturing industries.

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Non-domestic Rates: Energy Intensive Industries

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps in the business rates review to make specific provision for energy intensive industries.

16 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Economic Situation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of the level of (a) consumer borrowing and (b) personal loans.

16 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received about the level of household debt.

15 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Enterprise Zones

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a full list of each enterprise zone and the original date of its announcement.

15 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Non-domestic Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has had on his Department's proposed review of business rates.

15 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Non-domestic Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which external organisations have contributed to his Department's review on business rates.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Productivity: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to implement the proposals in the Government's report entitled Towards a one nation economy: A 10-point plan for boosting rural productivity published in Augus

14 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Economic Growth

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent increases in household debt on economic growth.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the proportion of people in London who will be able to afford to (a) rent and (b) buy a home in 2016.

14 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to address the level of UK household debt.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Education

Family Rights Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in (a) Feltham and Heston constituency, (b) Houndslow, (c) London and (d) the UK sought advice from the Family Rights Group in 2015.

10 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.2 of the Government response to the 49th Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2014-15, for the effective management of tax reliefs, if he will (a) list and (b) place in

10 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Oral statement of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1369, on the Spending Review and Autumn Statement, what the evidential basis is for his statement that inequality is down.

9 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Infrastructure: Investment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for his contribution of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1366, that Britain topped the league table of the best places in the world to invest in infrastructure.

8 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.10 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, if he will publish the analysis and methodology used to estimate that the proposed apprenticeship levy will raise £3 billion by 2020-

8 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Enterprise Zones

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which date his Department announced the creation of each enterprise zone in (a) urban and (b) rural areas of each region; and what plans he has to create new enterprise zones in what (i) rural and (ii) urban areas

8 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Evasion

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1361, what the evidential basis is for the statement that an investment of £800 million to fight tax evasion will return almost 10 t

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the effects of proposed changes to business rates retention and the local government grant on the income of local authorities.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication, Towards a one nation economy: A 10-point plan for boosting rural productivity, how many rural exception sites for starter homes will be made available i

Source: official written-questions record.