Results 1-20 of 680 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Stephen Crabb

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Economic Growth (3 Nov 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: What is his most recent assessment of the level of growth in the UK economy compared with those of other OECD economies; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Economic Growth (3 Nov 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: Is it not the case that all the Prime Minister's and the Chancellor of the Exchequer's fantasy predictions about Britain leading the world out of recession have now been proved false? Can the Chancellor explain why the United Kingdom is still mired in the worst recession, while all the other major economies have returned to growth?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (3 Nov 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: On the repeal of the fixed holiday let rules, will the Minister explain why he did not consult at all either tourism or agricultural bodies before taking this damaging action? That is especially important, given the close relationship between farming and tourism in constituencies such as mine in Pembrokeshire.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (2 Nov 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (2 Nov 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: On service mental health, what steps has the Secretary of State taken to address the problem, highlighted by the Royal British Legion, that up to 85 per cent. of GPs across England and Wales have no awareness of his Department's medical assessment programme or the reservists' mental health programme?

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Stephen Crabb: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate. In terms of welfare support—how we protect individuals and families and prevent them from slipping through the net during what I believe will be a long, slow slog back to the robust conditions that can create jobs in the private sector and sustain economic confidence—the recession is going to throw up major challenges for...

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Stephen Crabb: On many occasions in the past four and a half years since being elected, I have stood up in this House and welcomed the fall in unemployment in my constituency. I grew up in it and I remember times of high unemployment. I am not going to decry and object to improvements in the labour market locally, but unemployment in my constituency has increased by more than 100 per cent. in the past 12...

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Stephen Crabb: My hon. Friend makes a powerful point about the need not to talk down the success of British manufacturing and about whether the UK manufacturing base would be doing better under different policy conditions. He will be aware that the manufacturing sector has been haemorrhaging jobs, with almost 2 million lost over the lifetime of this Labour Government.

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (19 Oct 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: What discussions has the Minister had with the Treasury about the system of child support when the care of the child is split equally between two former partners? I have a constituent who cares for her child fully half the week, but because she is not named as the recipient of child benefit, she is deemed by the Department for Work and Pensions to be the non-resident parent. She therefore...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Young Offenders (21 Jul 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: What recent steps his Department has taken to reduce reoffending rates among young offenders.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Young Offenders (21 Jul 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: Studies by the Minister's own Department show that the odds of reoffending increase massively when a prisoner has no employment to go to on their release. Given that statistics show that youth unemployment has increased massively—from 11 to 17 per cent.—in the past 12 months, and that employment and training opportunities for young people are being decimated during this recession,...

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: Surely the central point is that the promise of a referendum that was given to the British people was a Labour party manifesto commitment. What does that say about the Government's attitude to their manifesto commitments, and how should the British people respond to their manifesto at the next general election?

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: My hon. Friend makes a good point about Italian practices on overseas aid. Does he share my concern about the Labour party's great friend and ally in Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, reneging on his commitment to give 0.7 per cent. of gross domestic product in overseas development assistance by 2013?

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economic Inactivity (15 Jul 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: The latest unemployment statistics show that young people in Wales are among the hardest hit of any group in this recession. They are bearing the brunt of the downturn. Youth unemployment is going up and the pool of those not in education, employment or training is going up. Young people are also being hit as apprenticeships are being cut, as jobs are being lost, so could the Secretary of...

Structured Products Marketing (7 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: May I take the Minister back to the remarks she made a few moments ago? I understand her line of argument on sector-wide regulation and the regulation of a category of products, but the problem is that we have a specific example of a product that was sold to a group of customers who were mugged, frankly, by that company. We are not talking about a City-wide practice; we are talking about just...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Counter-terrorism Strategy (6 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's counter-terrorism strategy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Counter-terrorism Strategy (6 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: One very important component of counter-terrorism strategy is protecting critical energy infrastructure. How does the Secretary of State propose to assist police forces such as Dyfed-Powys, which covers my constituency, where there is now a major concentration of oil, gas and power station facilities? A significant additional burden has been created for the local force. What is the Secretary...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (2 Jul 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (2 Jul 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: I am grateful to the Secretary of State for that reply. I was pleased to see the recent DEFRA consultation on amending the Animals Act 1971 to remove the threat of strict liability faced by responsible animal owners. That is one of the factors contributing to the crippling insurance costs now facing riding schools, disabled riding centres and livery yards. When will the Minister be in a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Jobseeker's Allowance (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (29 Jun 2009) has video

Stephen Crabb: How many jobseeker's allowance claimants there were in (a) the UK and (b) Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency on the latest date for which figures are available.