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Written Question
Prime Minister: Uber
Friday 24th February 2017

Asked by: Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much 10 Downing Street has spent on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.

Answered by Ben Gummer

The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.

Following a check of Cabinet Office records, information on spend on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since October 2016 is not held centrally.


Written Question
Cabinet Office: Uber
Friday 24th February 2017

Asked by: Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.

Answered by Ben Gummer

The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.

Following a check of Cabinet Office records, information on spend on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since October 2016 is not held centrally.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2015
National Security and Defence

"As the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr Evans) said, there is a close link between our defence and security capability and our research, innovation and manufacturing capability. Yet the Prime Minister will know of the problems in the UK steel industry which show how vulnerable we are to losing …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"What a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship again, Mrs Main, and I agree with what the hon. Member for Pudsey (Stuart Andrew) was saying: it is not grim up north—it’s great. It is a fantastic place and I think it has been really interesting in this debate …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"But why outright abolition rather than reform? I certainly could not justify the idea of a south-east regional development agency, but making sure that there could be reform while trying to have as much continuity as possible would have been best for business and providing Government support...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. If we are going to have true devolution to the north and a recognition that city regions can really power local economies, how do we ensure that areas that are peripheral to the centre of cities—[Interruption.] Let me finish, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"No, but it is hon. Members’ interest in certain areas. There is a concern that because the Commission does not recognise the governance arrangements of LEPs, millions of pounds are being lost or certainly delayed on their way to the regions. My own area of the north-east has the potential …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"Will the Minister respond—..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"And does he appreciate that the north is a fantastic place that has the potential to grow further?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"What about the Lib Dems?..."
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