Tag: Tom Elliott

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the amount of private sector investment in research and development in each of the last three years; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of such investment.

Joseph Johnson

The amount of UK R&D expenditure performed by the business sector is set out in the table below¹. Expenditure in this sector increased by £1.1 billion in cash terms, to £19.9 billion in 2014 compared with 2013.

Support for business through the R&D Tax Credit scheme has continued to grow, from 9,250 companies claiming £1.0 billion on £10 billion of expenditure in 2009/10 compared with nearly 18,200 companies claiming £1.75 billion on £14.3 billion of expenditure in 2013/14.

£ million
2012	2013	2014
UK Expenditure for R&D performed by Business Enterprise sector – current prices	17,409	18,799	19,935

¹ Figures are taken from the ONS publication on Business Enterprise Research and Development, 2014.The business sector figures exclude the private non-profit sector.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to make available to the Northern Ireland Executive funds received from the Government’s application to the EU Solidarity Fund to help flood affected areas.

James Wharton

The Government submitted an initial UK application to the EU Solidarity Fund on Friday 26 February and we continue to refine our cost estimations.

At the date the application was made, the Government had not been approached on this matter by the Northern Ireland Executive.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether BT contributed funding to the phase 1 roll-out of superfast broadband.

Matt Hancock

BT made a total capital commitment for Phase 1 of the programme of £348 million.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2015-10-28.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax revenue was lost as a result of tobacco smuggling in the UK in each of the last three years.

Damian Hinds

Estimates of revenue losses associated with the tobacco illicit market are published in ‘Tobacco Tax Gap estimates: 2014-15’. The combined figures for Cigarettes and Hand Rolling Tobacco are available in table 1.1

The methodology for producing the estimates are provided in the ‘Methodological Annex for Measuring Tax Gaps 2015’.

Both documents can be accessed via the following page on the HMRC website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/measuring-tax-gaps

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of changing Innovate UK funding from grants to loans.

Joseph Johnson

Innovation is a driver of productivity and the UK ranks among the best in the world in various indices. The Government is focussed on creating the best conditions for innovative businesses to flourish and is taking steps to ensure a range of finance options is available.

We are exploring the range of financial instruments available in a number of countries and will be conducting market research in the UK to better understand the needs of innovative businesses.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made on the Government’s application to the EU Solidarity Fund to help flood affected areas.

James Wharton

The Government submitted an initial UK application to the EU Solidarity Fund on Friday 26 February and we continue to refine our cost estimations.

At the date the application was made, the Government had not been approached on this matter by the Northern Ireland Executive.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what BT’s commercial investment was in broadband roll-out in Northern Ireland; and how that money was invested.

Matt Hancock

BDUK do not hold information on BT’s commercial investment in broadband roll-out in Northern Ireland.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2015-10-28.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax revenue was lost as a result of tobacco smuggling in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.

Damian Hinds

Estimates of revenue losses associated with the tobacco illicit market are published in ‘Tobacco Tax Gap estimates: 2014-15’. The combined figures for Cigarettes and Hand Rolling Tobacco are available in table 1.1

These estimates cannot be disaggregated by country within the UK.

The methodology for producing the estimates are provided in the ‘Methodological Annex for Measuring Tax Gaps 2015’.

Both documents can be accessed via the following page on the HMRC website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/measuring-tax-gaps

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Army Reserve in made up by Northern Irish soldiers.

Mr Julian Brazier

The information is not held in the format requested as an individual’s nationality is recorded as British rather than Northern Irish.

There are around 1,870 Army Reserve personnel stationed in Northern Ireland, and this makes up 6.7% of the 28,050 total trained and untrained personnel in the Army Reserve population.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Government’s recent application to the EU Solidarity Fund to help flood affected areas.

James Wharton

The Government submitted an initial UK application to the EU Solidarity Fund on Friday 26 February and we continue to refine our cost estimations.

At the date the application was made, the Government had not been approached on this matter by the Northern Ireland Executive.