Monday, 27 November 2006
House of Commons debates
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions
The Secretary of State was asked—
- City Strategies (4 speeches)
What progress is being made on implementing city strategies on welfare to work.
- Income Statistics (16 speeches)
What change there has been since 1997 in the number of people recorded in the Department's survey data as having income below 40 per cent. of median income.
- Benefits (Overpayment) (10 speeches, 1 annotation)
What steps he is taking to reduce the level of debt owing to his Department arising from overpayment of benefits.
- Heating Allowance (8 speeches)
If he will make an additional payment to those entitled to heating allowance to reflect the recent increase in energy prices.
- Pensioners (Means Testing) (10 speeches, 1 annotation)
How many pensioners are (a) eligible for and (b) claiming means-tested benefits in (i) Great Britain and (ii) Northamptonshire; and if he will make a statement.
- Contact Centres (PAC Report) (8 speeches, 2 annotations)
When he will respond to the Public Accounts Committee report on contact centres, "Department for Work and Pensions: Delivering effective services through contact centres", HC 1034, 2005-06; and...
- Child Support Agency (18 speeches, 1 annotation)
What progress has been made on reforms to the Child Support Agency; and if he will make a statement.
- Unemployment (Older People) (12 speeches, 2 annotations)
What recent representations he has received on help available to unemployed people over the age of 50 years.
- Disabled People (Heating Costs) (4 speeches, 2 annotations)
What provision is made for the extra cost on fuel and heating incurred by seriously disabled people under the age of 60 years during winter.
- Pensions (4 speeches)
If he will make a statement on the plans announced in the Queen's Speech to reform the pension system.
- Age Discrimination Regulations (State Pensions) (4 speeches)
What assessment he has made of the impact of the age discrimination regulations on state pensions.
- Child Support Agency (4 speeches)
What estimate he has made of the level of outstanding payments of child support; and if he will make a statement.
- Disabled People (Benefit Services) (8 speeches)
What Government support is available through the benefits system to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House
The Leader of the House was asked—
- Back-Bench Legislative Proposals (8 speeches)
What consideration has been given to improving the chances of proposals for legislation from Back-Bench Members getting time for debate.
- Sitting Hours (6 speeches)
What recent discussions he has had with colleagues about the sitting hours of the House.
- Accountability (Summer Recess) (6 speeches)
What assessment he has made of the accountability of Government Departments during the summer adjournment.
- Alexander Litvinenko (32 speeches)
(Urgent Question) To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on the death of Alexander Litvinenko and to explain what action the Government are taking as a result.
- Points of Order (4 speeches, 1 annotation)
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Have you received a notification of a change of name? As you are probably aware, The Scotsman today reported that the right hon. and learned Member for...
- Bill Presented (0 speeches)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (0 speeches)
Mr. Secretary Hain, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Margaret Beckett, Secretary John Reid, Secretary Des Browne, Paul Goggins and Bridget Prentice, presented a Bill to make provision...
- Orders of the Day (0 speeches)
- Debate on the Address — [Sixth Day] (0 speeches)
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [ 15 November], That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and...
- Treasury and Work and Pensions (257 speeches, 9 annotations)
I wish to inform the House that I have selected for debate the amendment in the name of the Leader of the Opposition. Standing Order No. 33 provides that on the last day of the debate on the...
- Adjournment (Christmas) (0 speeches)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 25 (Periodic adjournments), That this House, at its rising on Tuesday 19th December 2006, do adjourn till Monday 8th...
- Sittings of the House (0 speeches)
Ordered, That, on Tuesday 19th December,— (1) the House shall sit at half past Eleven o'clock and references to specific times in the Standing Orders of this House shall apply as if that...
- Committees (1 speech)
With the leave of the House, I will put motions 5, 6 and 7 together.
- Foreign Affairs (0 speeches)
Ordered, That Mr John Maples be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Mr Malcolm Moss be added.
- Defence (0 speeches)
That Mr Mark Lancaster be discharged from the Defence Committee and Mr Bernard Jenkin be added.
- Science and Technology (0 speeches)
That Margaret Moran be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Mr Graham Stringer be added. ——[Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.]
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Bingley Post Office (1 speech)
I am presenting a petition on behalf of the residents of Bingley and the surrounding area to save their local post office. The petition has been signed by 677 local residents. So popular was it...
- Acute Services (Teesside) (1 speech)
I present a petition signed by 32,403 people from my constituency and the surrounding area regarding continuing uncertainty about the future viability of our local hospital after Professor...
- Rural Post Offices (1 speech)
I wish to present a petition on behalf of more than 2,000 people in my constituency of West Dorset who are worried about the future of their rural post offices, which are under threat due to the...
- Christians in Pakistan (8 speeches, 2 annotations)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Roy.]
