Written questions

1,903 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Income Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in tax income receipts arising from net migration being limited to tens of thousands.

7 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Economic Growth: North of England

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for the reference in his oral contribution of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1358, to the north having grown faster than the south; and if he will make a statement.

7 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Business: Investment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1358, what the evidential basis is for his statement that business investment has grown more than twice as fast as consumption; and if

7 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Job Creation: Midlands

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1358, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the Midlands is creating jobs three times faster than London and the South E

4 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK businesses that do not have access to broadband with speeds above 24Mbps.

4 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which areas of the UK had (a) limited and (b) no mobile coverage in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015.

4 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, published in August 2015, when he plans that the fast-track planning cert

4 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Enterprise Zones

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) rural and (b) urban areas designated enterprise zones in the most recent round of bidding.

4 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were available in the (a) food and (b) tourism sectors in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015.

3 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total length of new (a) road and (b) rail was laid in rural areas between 2010 and 2015; what the cost to the public purse was of such new road and rail; and if he will make a statement.

3 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Aerials: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the outcome of his call for evidence on extending permitted development rights to taller mobile telephone masts.

3 Dec 2015 · Department for Education

Academies: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in rural areas rated by Ofsted as inadequate became academies in 2014-15.

3 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of households have access to broadband of at least 24Mbps; how many households are unable to receive a service of at least 2Mbps; and how many households use satellite broadband.

18 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Productivity

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.

18 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Infrastructure: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the document Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, what the evidential basis is for funding to UK Collaboration for Research in Infrastructu

16 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Living Wage: Young People

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the increased tax revenue from extending the National Living Wage to those aged 18 to 25.

16 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Science: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of increasing spending on the science capital commitment on UK productivity.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the document Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, if he will publish his Department's analysis that links reform of the welfare system to increasing the

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document, Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, when he will intervene in local authorities that do not produce local plans.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish a Digital Transformation Plan.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the report of the Cutting Red Tape programme.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proposals he has received from local and regional government on directly electing mayors; and if hewill make a statement.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish his review of the residential conversion threshold for agricultural buildings.

9 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Productivity

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the British Business Bank will support UK productivity.

9 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Productivity

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing the provision of export finance in productivity.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to increase the access to finance of small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to export.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of his road investment strategy on productivity.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's report, Fixing the Foundations; creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, published in July 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) proposed changes to the ra

5 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Productivity

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

5 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Productivity

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to (a) the student loans system and (b) maintenance grants on productivity.

Source: official written-questions record.