House of Commons debates
Monday, 23 April 2012
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions
The Secretary of State was asked—
- Single-tier State Pension (11 speeches)
When he plans to bring forward his proposals for a single-tier state pension.
- Childcare Support (6 speeches)
What assessment he has made of the effect of changes in funding for childcare support on unemployment among women.
- Remploy (10 speeches, 1 annotation)
What progress he has made on support packages for Remploy workers in stage one factories.
- Youth Contract (15 speeches)
What progress he has made on the youth contract; and if he will make a statement.
- Universal Credit (4 speeches)
What assessment he has made of the means by which universal credit will deliver funding for childcare.
- Löfstedt Report (10 speeches)
What progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the Löfstedt report on health and safety regulation.
- Multiple Disadvantages (21 speeches)
What steps his Department is taking to support families and individuals facing multiple disadvantages.
- Employment and Support Allowance (10 speeches)
How many blind people had their contributory employment and support allowance withdrawn in the last month for which figures are available.
- Work Programme (8 speeches)
What support he plans to provide to young people who leave the Work programme without a job.
- Flexible Support Fund (4 speeches)
What steps Jobcentre Plus is taking to use the flexible support fund to support claimants into work.
- Pension Funds (4 speeches)
What steps he is taking to ensure that pension funds adopt ethical and infrastructure investments.
- Unemployment (Bristol) (4 speeches)
What recent estimate he has made of the level of unemployment in Bristol.
- New Enterprise Allowance (4 speeches)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new enterprise allowance.
- Work Capability Assessment (6 speeches)
What assessment he has made of homeless people’s experiences of the work capability assessment.
- Single-tier State Pension (41 speeches)
When he plans to bring forward his proposals for a single-tier state pension.
- Imf (124 speeches)
Let me update the House on this weekend’s G20 and International Monetary Fund spring meetings and the Government’s decision to make a loan of just under £10 billion, or $15...
- Points of Order (4 speeches)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Last week I tabled a question to the Minister for Women and Equalities asking what representations she had made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about...
- Financial Services Bill (Programme) (No. 3) (2 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Order of 6 February 2012 (Financial Services Bill (Programme)), as varied by the Order of 21 February 2012 (Financial Services Bill (Programme) (No....
- Financial Services Bill — [1st Allocated Day] (0 speeches)
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
- New Clause 4 — Power to make further provision about regulation of consumer credit (79 speeches, 1 annotation)
‘(1) Subsection (2) applies on or at any time after the making after the passing of this Act of an order under section 22 of FSMA 2000 which has the effect that an activity (a...
- New Clause 1 — Retrospective reviews of Bank performance by court of directors and publication of court minutes (72 speeches)
‘(1) Section 2 of the Bank of England Act 1998 (Functions of court of directors) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (5) add— “(6) The court shall conduct retrospective...
- New Clause 10 — Mortgage rate forewarning (0 speeches)
‘The Treasury shall bring forward recommendations within six months of Royal Assent of this Act requiring mortgage lenders to forewarn existing customers about potential interest rate...
- Clause 3 — Financial stability strategy and Financial Policy Committee (0 speeches)
Amendment proposed: 22, page 3, line 37, after ‘functions’, insert— ‘having regard to the economic policy of Her Majesty’s Government, including...
- Schedule 1 — Bank of England Financial Policy Committee (0 speeches)
Amendment made: 12, page 169, line 35, leave out ‘anything done’ and insert ‘any view expressed’.— (Mr Hoban .)
- Clause 5 — The new Regulators (4 speeches)
Amendment proposed: 28, page 15, line 4, leave out clause 5.—(Chris Leslie .) Question put, That the amendment be made. The House divided: Ayes 205, Noes 301.
- Business Without Debate (0 speeches)
- Delegated Legislation (0 speeches)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
- Children and Young Persons (0 speeches)
That the draft Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 1 February, be approved.—(Mr Vara.) Question agreed to....
- Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (0 speeches)
That the draft Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 1 March, be approved.—(Mr Vara.) Question agreed to.
- Petition — Darlaston Road Crossing (Walsall South) (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition from the residents of Walsall South. The petition states: The Petition of users of Darlaston Road zebra crossing, near Hough Road in Pleck, Walsall, Declares that the...
- Smart Meters (4 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Vara.)
