Results 1-20 of 542 for speaker:Richard Graham

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (21 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has estimated the number of benefit claimants without bank accounts who will receive universal credit.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (21 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to assist universal credit claimants who do not currently have bank accounts.

Written Answers — International Development: Overseas Aid (21 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the potential role of UK business in helping her Department achieve its objectives overseas; and what steps her Department has taken to assist UK businesses overseas in achieving these objectives.

Written Answers — Treasury: Investment (20 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much in foreign bond holdings has been held by the Government in each of the last five years; and how much in UK bonds has been purchased by foreign governments in each such year.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (20 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken to recognise the situation of self-employed people and the unpredictable flow of income such people may receive in designing the universal credit system.

Written Answers — Education: Children: Poverty (20 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the accuracy and effectiveness of the statistics used for measuring child poverty in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Education: Children: Poverty (20 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the likelihood of meeting the child poverty targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit: Gloucestershire (16 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when benefit claimants in Gloucestershire will be transferred to universal credit.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Foreign Investment in UK (16 May 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much foreign direct investment the UK has attracted in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Cost of Living (14 May 2013)

Richard Graham: It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies), who reminds us of the quality of rhetoric from Wales. I welcome the Queen’s Speech because, above all, it focuses on the core issues that will make a real difference to the cost of living for my constituents. Let me quickly highlight four key points. First, the National Insurance Contributions Bill will,...

Cost of Living (14 May 2013)

Richard Graham: I am afraid that I do not share that view at all. The statistics are clear—there is less unemployment now than there was. Jobs, immigration, energy, pensions and care—those are the core themes of the Queen’s Speech and they address issues that need to be addressed in tough times for all our constituents. Let me now share with the House some of the journey that my city has...

Cost of Living (14 May 2013)

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Cost of Living (14 May 2013)

Richard Graham: I could not help but note, when the right hon. Gentleman said it was ridiculous to blame migrants for our economic woes—I agree with him on that—that it might also be ridiculous to assume that they had nothing to do with our economic woes. At the weekend, Lord Mandelson said: “In 2004 when as a Labour government, we were not only welcoming people to come into this country to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Economy: North-East (14 May 2013)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (14 May 2013)

Richard Graham: We now know there was no triple-dip recession and almost certainly no double-dip recession either. Of course there is no room for complacency, which is why I am holding my seventh jobs fair in the centre of Gloucester this Thursday. Does the Minister agree that it is time for the party of doom and gloom on the Opposition Benches to recognise that the economy is beginning to recover and that...

Written Answers — Justice: Offenders: Deportation (25 April 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what records his Department keeps on foreign criminals who (a) are eligible to be recommended for deportation, (b) are recommended for deportation, (c) are not recommended for deportation, (d) are successfully deported and (e) were subject to deportation orders that were not successful.

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation: EU Nationals (24 April 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many EU nationals challenged deportation orders in each of the last five years; and how many such challenges were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.

Written Answers — Justice: Sentencing: EU Nationals (23 April 2013)

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many EU but non-UK nationals received sentences of two or more years in each of the last five years in (a) Gloucester and (b) England; and how many such nationals were (i) recommended for deportation, (ii) deported and (iii) not deported.

[1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)

Richard Graham: The hon. Gentleman is contributing to the anti-bank ranting that we have had for the past couple of hours. What about the second part of the amendment, which provides that the levy shall be used to create jobs and employment? As a former economics examiner, does he believe that it is the business of the Government to create jobs? If so, what sort of jobs—Government jobs or state aid...

[1st Allocated Day]: Clause 200 — Bank Levy: rates from January 2013 (17 April 2013)

Richard Graham: The hon. Lady will have heard the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies), her colleague, refer at the end of his very long speech to his belief that people in his constituency are paying more tax as a result of the recent Budget. First, does the hon. Lady believe that her constituents are paying more tax? Secondly, does she know how many people in her constituency are now paying less...