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Members' Allowances (30 Apr 2009) has video

Derek Conway: It is said that politics is a vain calling—that people stand in this place and say, "Hear my views. Look at me, look at me." I suspect that all Members of the House have looked at me in great detail and I still bear the scars. It would be a vanity on my part, however, to think that the Government's proposals on the employment of staff are down to the experiences that have been well...

Members' Allowances (30 Apr 2009) has video

Derek Conway: I in no way question how the Standards and Privileges Committee conducted its case with me—I accepted fully what it said—but that does not prevent me, any other Member of this House or any member of the public from contrasting the different reports that the Committee produces. It found in my case that the issue hung on the level of reward. Henry, my eldest son, was paid at the...

Members' Allowances (30 Apr 2009) has video

Derek Conway: I am not challenging what the Committee is saying. What I am asking is that if Members are looking for guidance on what level of pay to set for their staff, should they look to the House authorities, to the Green Book or to personnel practice? The Committee's different decisions in different cases do not necessarily help to provide that guidance, but they set a precedent—that is the...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep (29 Apr 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each category of disability have been assisted through the Workstep programme since it was introduced.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep (20 Apr 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many meetings his Ministers and officials have held with the Royal London Society for the Blind on the impact of changes for blind and partially-sighted employment support projects under the Workstep programme in London.

Written Answers — Treasury: Banks: Ireland (20 Apr 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what safeguard measures have been agreed with his Irish counterpart on the removal of Financial Services Authority cover for UK Anglo-Irish bond holders; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep (30 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the percentage of funding under the relevant contract which has been spent on administration by (a) prime contractors on the Pathways to Work programme and (b) disabled charity providers under Workstep.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pathways to Work and Workstep (26 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the comparative effectiveness of prime contractors on the Pathways to Work programme and Workstep.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep (26 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) contractors for Workstep and (b) specific disability charities in securing sponsoring employers and mentoring-assisted employment placements for disabled people; (2) what steps he has taken to ensure that contractors under the Workstep programme provide equal treatment for...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep: Disabled (26 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he has taken to ensure equal treatment for the most vulnerable disabled jobseekers within the prime contractor models for Workstep.

Written Answers — Treasury: Banks: Ireland (26 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with his Irish counterpart on (a) the level of protection for UK citizens with deposits in Irish banks and (b) contingency plans in the event of failure of Irish banks.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep (12 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of the 24-month supported-employment period for people with some types of disabilities within the Workstep programme; (2) what recent representations he has received in favour of the extension of the Workstep programme beyond 24 months for people with certain categories of...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Workstep (12 Mar 2009)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many representations he has received on the effectiveness of the Workstep programme.

Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform) (2 Feb 2009) has video

Derek Conway: Will the right hon. Gentleman accept that I repeat, without qualification, the apology that I have already given him in writing and that I accept, without any reservation, the Committee's conclusion that I breached a rule of the House? I would also like to withdraw the statement that I made to the media last Thursday.

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Adult Education: Discrimination (6 Jun 2008)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the effect of the Age Discrimination Regulations 2006 on the number of people aged over 60 years undertaking further education.

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Adult Education: Discrimination (6 Jun 2008)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will place in the Library a summary of his discussions with the Learning and Skills Council on the impact on the number of people aged over 60 years undertaking further education as a result of the Age Discrimination Regulations 2006.

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Local Education Authorities: Discrimination (6 Jun 2008)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what guidance his Department has provided to local education authorities on the effects of the Age Discrimination Regulations 2006 on their funding arrangements for further education.

Written Answers — Health: Hospitals: Greater London (7 Feb 2008)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many elective in-patients were treated at (a) Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, (c) Lewisham Hospitals NHS Trust and (d) Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07; (2) how many day cases were treated at (a) Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, (c)...

Written Answers — Health: Hospitals: Greater London (7 Feb 2008)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the reference cost for elective in-patients treated at (a) Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, (c) Lewisham Hospitals NHS Trust and (d) Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust was in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07; (2) what the average cost of treating an elective in-patient at (a) Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, (b)...

Written Answers — Health: Hospitals: Greater London (7 Feb 2008)

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many follow-up patient appointments there were at was (a) Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, (c) Lewisham Hospitals NHS Trust and (d) Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07; (2) how many out-patients were treated at (a) Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital...