House of Commons debates
Monday, 10 September 2012

  • Business Before Questions (0 speeches)
    • Committee of Selection (0 speeches)
      Ordered , That Michael Fabricant, Mr Mark Francois and Angela Watkinson be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Mr David Evennett, Anne Milton and Mr John Randall be members of the...
  • Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions
    The Secretary of State was asked—
    • Claimant Count (Harlow) (4 speeches)
      What estimate he has made of the number of people moving from benefits to work in Harlow constituency in each of the last six months.
    • Private Sector Employment (8 speeches)
      What recent assessment he has made of employment levels in the private sector.
    • Expatriate Pensions (4 speeches, 1 annotation)
      What discussions he has had with officials in his Department on the long-term financial benefits to the Government of up-rating frozen expatriate pensions.
    • National Employment Savings Trust (6 speeches)
      If he will make it his policy that the National Employment Savings Trust should have greater freedom to compete in the market for occupational pensions.
    • Benefit Tourism (15 speeches)
      What recent steps he has taken to prevent benefit tourism.
    • Pensions Saving (11 speeches)
      What recent estimate he has made of the number of people in work not saving for a pension.
    • Legionella (6 speeches)
      What proactive investigation work he has commissioned the Health and Safety Executive to undertake in relation to legionella.
    • Work Programme (Data-sharing) (12 speeches)
      If he will make it his policy that Work programme providers should be allowed to share comprehensive data with local authorities on their own performance.
    • Mandatory Work Activity Scheme (4 speeches)
      What recent progress he has made on the mandatory work activity scheme.
    • Remploy (10 speeches)
      What estimate he has made of the proportion of workers from the recently closed Remploy factories who have gained alternative employment.
    • Universal Credit (14 speeches)
      What steps he is taking to support people eligible for universal credit with budgeting.
    • Annual Benefit Cap (4 speeches)
      What recent representations he has received on the setting of an annual benefit cap at £35,000.
    • Work Programme Contracts (8 speeches)
      What discussions he has had with companies that manage contracts under the Work programme on collaborating to reduce unemployment in the area in which they work; and if he will make a statement.
    • Child Poverty (50 speeches, 2 annotations)
      What steps he is taking to develop new measurements of child poverty?
    • Industrial Strategy (86 speeches)
      (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to make a statement on the Government’s industrial strategy.
  • Point of Order (2 speeches)
    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The complex and sensitive issue of assisted suicide is one which thoughtful people on both sides of the argument, on both sides of the House, take very seriously....
  • European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill [Lords] (0 speeches)
    Considered in Committee
  • Broadband (East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire) (46 speeches)
    Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Greg Hands .)

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