The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-07-06.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out his plans for reaching the new target for corporation tax of less that 15 per cent.
Mr David Gauke
The Chancellor set out his ambition to build on the work of the last six years and go even further in reducing the rate of corporation tax to 15% or lower.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools applied successfully to the Education Funding Agency for funding for asbestos removal between 2010 and 2016; and what the (a) name, (b) type and (c) local authority is of each such school.
Nick Gibb
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) does not hold a breakdown of funding information, in the format requested, in relation to the removal of asbestos or renovation of school buildings.
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the primary responsibility for managing asbestos lies with the person or persons responsible for the maintenance or repair of a building. For schools, this will be the local authority, school governors or academy trust.
The table below summarises the capital budgets from 2011-12 to 2016-17 that were provided for school maintenance, refurbishment and rebuilding, including where appropriate the removal and/or safe containment of asbestos-containing materials. As these works are covered by the capital funding programmes listed below, the Department does not allocate a separate budget for this purpose; and there are no plans to do so in future years.
The Department does not hold directly comparable allocation or expenditure data on prior years.
|
(All values £m) |
2011-12 Budget |
2012-13 Budget |
2013-14 Budget |
2014-15 Budget |
2015-16 Budget |
2016-17 Budget |
|
School Condition Allocations (funding provided to local authorities and voluntary-aided schools) |
1,054 |
861 |
749 |
699 |
690 |
661 |
|
Devolved Formula Capital (funding provided direct to schools) |
185 |
162 |
149 |
138 |
134 |
130 |
|
Funding for academies, multi-academy trusts, state-funded special schools and other specialist providers for state-funded pupils (including DFC). |
161 |
376 |
504 |
562 |
576 |
617 |
|
Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) (delivered by central government) |
0 |
0 |
90 |
603 |
999 |
1,050 |
|
Total |
1,400 |
1,399 |
1,492 |
2,002 |
2,399 |
2,458 |
The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 22 December 2022.
GDP data has been revised down, leaving the UK with the worst growth in the G7 in the last quarter.
The Tories have lost control of the economy and are leaving millions of working people paying the price.
Only Labour has a proper plan to get our economy growing.
The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Twitter on 12 December 2022.
GDP figures show UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the three months to October – underlining Tory failure to grow our economy.
We do not have to continue on this path.
Labour will get our economy growing, with our Green Prosperity Plan and an active partnership with business.
The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Twitter on 17 November 2022.
Britain is a great country, with fantastic strengths.
But, because of 12 years of Tory government, we are being held back.
What people will be asking themselves today is this: am I and my family better off with the Tories?
The answer is no.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 174W, on universal credit, whether he has approved the Department for Work and Pensions’ business case for the implementation of universal credit.
Esther McVey
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has approved the UC Strategic Outline Business Case plans for the remainder of this Parliament (2014-15) as per the Ministerial announcement (5th December 2013, Official Report, column 65WS) —link to WMS:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the IT system developed by his Department for universal credit will be fully operating; and when this system will start to be decommissioned to make way for the digital solution developed by the Cabinet Office.
Esther McVey
As part of the wider transformation in the development of digital services, the Department will further develop the work completed jointly with the Government Digital Service to test and implement an enhanced digital service. This enhanced digital service will integrate work and benefits activity allowing us to deliver the full scope of Universal Credit for all claimant types.
Our single target operating model sets out how we will transform our approach and ways of working to ultimately make the Universal Credit service fully available online. Where it is both practical and operationally sensible to do so, we will integrate together the enhanced digital service with the existing Universal Credit service.
We expect an early version of the digital service to be introduced to a limited number of claimants and staff by the end of 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the IT system being developed by his Department for universal credit will be fully operating.
Esther McVey
As part of the wider transformation in the development of digital services, the Department will further develop the work completed jointly with the Government Digital Service to test and implement an enhanced digital service. This enhanced digital service will integrate work and benefits activity allowing us to deliver the full scope of Universal Credit for all claimant types.
Our single target operating model sets out how we will transform our approach and ways of working to ultimately make the Universal Credit service fully available online. Where it is both practical and operationally sensible to do so, we will integrate together the enhanced digital service with the existing Universal Credit service.
We expect an early version of the digital service to be introduced to a limited number of claimants and staff by the end of 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2015-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 13 of his Department’s impact assessment of universal credit, published in December 2012, what his latest estimate is of the potential increase in social security payments arising from the introduction of universal credit due to changes in entitlement rules and increased take-up.
Mr Mark Harper
I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave her on 9 February 2015, UIN223271- 223274.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number, (b) value and (c) proportion is of incorrect payments made to claimants of universal credit since the scheme was introduced.
Steve Webb
This information is not readily available for publication and to quality assure this management information to Office for National Statistics quality standards, would incur disproportionate costs.