Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I declare an indirect interest, which is on record. Local authorities are at the sharp end of this Government’s failure to deliver the housing that the country needs, particularly affordable rented housing. Labour Plymouth is proactively doing what the Minister has just said—bringing forward land and building 1,000 homes. It …..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2014
Autumn Statement
"The Chancellor did not pay significant attention to productivity in the south-west in his speech. Our devastated rail line is just getting crumbs from the table, and those are buried in the national infrastructure plan. We have a feasibility study that is semi-permanent, with no guarantee of investment until 2019-20. …..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2014
Autumn Statement
"They’re crumbs!..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Minister talks about supporting regional growth and rebalancing the economy, yet promises are being made— £7 billion to Greater Manchester, £7 billion potentially to top taxpayers. That money would sort out transport connectivity issues and help us grow our economy, so will she commit to the Dawlish avoiding line …..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Office for Budget Responsibility (Manifesto Audits)
"During the recent elections, we saw a lot of public dissatisfaction about what happens in and from this place. Some of that is to do with the lack of transparency and consensus on matters such as this. Would it not send an important message to the public if we had …..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"High profile companies operate schemes that lead to the UK economy losing out, and not benefiting to the fullest extent. Is the Chancellor aware that Google AdWords is de-ranking small firms if they do not stump up substantial funds? It means not only that Google’s profits go up, helped by …..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 19th June 2014
Asked by:
Alison Seabeck (Labour - Plymouth, Moor View)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom
None.
Written Question
Thursday 12th June 2014
Asked by:
Alison Seabeck (Labour - Plymouth, Moor View)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the levels of (a) public sector investment, (b) private sector investment, (c) investment in intangibles and (d) other investment was in each G7 country in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) is an internationally standardised measure that captures whole economy investment, covering business, government and residential investment. International data on GFCF is available from the OECD, while data on the UK can be found in the ONS' business investment release; http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bus-invest/business-investment/index.html.
Detailed internationally comparable data on investment are not readily available. Some countries also collect data on the shares of GFCF carried out by different institutional sectors, especially that conducted by general government; this data can be obtained from the OECD.
While some forms of intangible investment are captured in the standard national accounts measure of investment (most notably software), a large range of intangible assets are not, including research and development, advertising, organisational know-how and training. The most comprehensive set of internationally comparable estimates are produced by www.intan-invest.net. These are produced on a market-sector basis and are therefore not directly comparable with the OECD statistics referenced above, which cover both market and non-market activity.
It should be noted that a range of forthcoming changes to national accounting rules will affect cross-country estimates of GFCF and GDP. The most relevant of these for estimates of GFCF are the inclusion of spending on research and development and weapons systems. Further details can be found on the ONS website, at the following address: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/development-programmes/esa2010/index.html
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Apr 2014
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"The intervention from the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) was interesting, but should he not acknowledge that only one in six of those families will benefit from any of this?..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Apr 2014
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."Alison Seabeck - View Speech
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