Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which York-based companies received financial support from (a) Yorkshire Forward in each of its last five years of operation, (b) the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Education Partnership and (c) the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership in each year since those bodies were created; and what the financial value of that support was in each such case.
Answered by Greg Clark
(a) This Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not hold details of all individual companies that receive financial support form Yorkshire Forward. Any financial support which Yorkshire Forward provided within the region was in line with the Agency’s Regional Economic Strategy and Corporate Plans and within its delegated financial authority.
(b & c) The Government has provided £4m to the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (YNER) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and £25.7m to the Leeds City Region (LCR) LEP to support growing businesses in their area through the Regional Growth Fund programme. Businesses in York are able to apply to access this funding. The YNYER and LCR Growth Deals are also jointly providing £8m to the bio-hub project at the University of York, which will support bio-renewable business and drive growth in the sector. In addition, the Government is providing a total of £925,000 for business support coordination in YNYER and LCR through our Growth Hub Programme.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area were microgeneration energy producers using solar or wind power in 2010 and in each subsequent year.
Answered by Amber Rudd
The number of domestic solar PV and wind turbines installations confirmed on the Central Feed-in Tariff Register in each year since 2010, in York Central parliamentary constituency and in York Unitary Authority was as follows:
York Central parliamentary constituency | York Unitary Authority | |||
Solar PV | Wind turbines | Solar PV | Wind turbines | |
2010 | 19 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
2011 | 160 | 0 | 570 | 1 |
2012 | 675 | 0 | 1,493 | 2 |
2013 | 863 | 0 | 1,945 | 2 |
2014 | 956 | 0 | 2,225 | 2 |
The number of microgeneration installations confirmed on the CFR as of the latest quarter are published at:
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average housing rent was for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and larger bedroom homes and (d) all homes in the (i) private and (ii) social sector in (A) City of York council area, (B) elsewhere in the York broad rental market and (C) North Yorkshire in 2010 and each year since.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The most recent snapshot of rents in the private rental sector, in each local authority district, are published by the Valuation Office Agency, and are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/private-rental-market-statistics
Statistics on local authority and Private Registered Provider average weekly rents in each local authority district are published in the Department's live table 702 and 704 respectively. These are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies
Private rents have fallen in real terms across England over this Parliament.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of automated defibrillators there were in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York Council area in 2010 and each subsequent year.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable he has set for introducing the new horse race betting right; what assessment he has made of the potential benefits that betting right will bring to York Racecourse; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant - Shadow Solicitor General
No timetable has been set for introducing legislation to bring in a new Horserace Betting Right. Draft legislation will be developed following a thorough economic analysis and discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority, HMRC and others.
The Horserace Betting Right will apply to all bookmakers, wherever located, who take bets from British customers on British racing and provides a modern and sustainable future for the funding of racing.
The flagship race at York Racecourse, the Group 1 Juddmonte International, has recently been confirmed as the best race in the world by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The Horserace Betting Right will allow York Racecourse, and every racecourse across Britain, to build upon current successes and continue to offer a great experience for racegoers.