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Written Answers — House of Lords: Living Wage (16 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to promote the use of the living wage.

Economic Growth (15 May 2013) See 3 other results from this debate

Christopher Leslie: The Prime Minister said yesterday, “No more concessions; that is the line in the sand; this is as far as they will go”, It is amazing to think, though, that he has to keep feeding the beast. The problem is that Conservative Members are carrying on a bit like the strange man in the corner of that country pub endlessly moaning about the dreadful threat of outsiders and incomers; I...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Temporary Employment (15 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether all agency staff employed by his Department are paid at or above the relevant level of the living wage.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pay (15 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether staff employed by Telereal Trillium in his Department's premises in Leeds are paid the living wage of £7.45 per hour.

Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Earl Howe: My Lords, it is one of the glories of the debate on the gracious Speech that it engenders a wealth of varied and expert contributions from all quarters of the House. Correspondingly, it falls to the lot of the responding Minister to try to do justice to those contributions. Because of the large number of speakers today and the limited time available to me, I hope that noble Lords will...

Cost of Living (14 May 2013) See 18 other results from this debate

Chi Onwurah: It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark) in this important debate on the Gracious Speech. You will of course keep me in order, Mr Deputy Speaker, if it is not appropriate to call it the Government’s Queen’s Speech, given that so many Government Members seem already to be regretting it. They say that success has many parents,...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Forest Enterprise England (14 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff are employed by Forest Enterprise England in Cumbria; and what proportion of such staff are paid (a) at and (b) above the relevant level of the living wage.

Health and Social Care (13 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Mark Lazarowicz: It is appropriate that I should follow the hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen), as he made an important point about the economic aspects of the Queen’s Speech, and that serves to remind us that health is not just a matter of hospitals, doctors, nurses and medicine—important though all that is—but it is also affected by Government policies in other areas. I disagree with...

Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (13 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Baroness Turner of Camden: My Lords, I have decided to speak in this debate because I feel that many of the problems that we all face stem from the policies on the economy. We all know what the problems are-unemployment, declining living standards, public sector cuts and general feelings of dissatisfaction that became manifest during the recent elections. It is now generally accepted that we need growth and that the...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Minimum Wage (13 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Gregg McClymont: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will estimate the number of people who will earn no more than the national minimum wage over the course of their working lives.

Workers’ Rights (10 May 2013)

Robert Halfon: I am particularly grateful to the Speaker for granting me this debate, which relates to the closure of the Tesco distribution centre in Harlow. I appreciate the help I have received from Councillor Jackie Cross, Councillor Phil Weight, David Foreman from Harlow trades council and, in particular, Simon Vincent, the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers representative, who has been...

Jobs and Business (10 May 2013) See 4 other results from this debate

Liam Byrne: My hon. Friend makes a good point. Looking at the Queen’s Speech, perhaps it is not a surprise that so few people in the Government party are prepared to defend it. I shall start where my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Mr Umunna), the shadow Business Secretary, concluded. After three wasted years, we have this year had a wasted Queen’s Speech. The task on Wednesday was...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (9 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Baroness Hamwee: My Lords, when my noble friend opened this debate, he said from the Front Bench that he looked forward to working with candid friends throughout the House. I can assure him that we will be friendly and candid. Archbishop Vincent Nichols, in his homily at a service on Monday, said that, “the right policy will always be guided by courage and generosity and not by appealing to fear or...

Home Affairs (9 May 2013) See 8 other results from this debate

David Hanson: ...a good and positive debate that has covered a range of issues on home affairs and justice, in particular those relating to immigration, antisocial behaviour and preventing reoffending. A number of other contributions have covered a wider range of political issues, including comments on care standards in Wales by my hon. Friend the Member for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith), on the role of HS2...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013) See 8 other results from this debate

Wayne David: The Gracious Speech was hardly an earth-shattering event. It was a short speech that, compared with previous ones, had few proposals for legislation and even fewer ideas about the direction the country should take. Before I refer to some of its contents, I want to make the point that it was more notable for what was not in it than for what was. To date, the Government have introduced a number...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (1st Day) (8 May 2013)

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: My Lords, I wish on behalf of the Opposition to give my thanks to Her Majesty the Queen for delivering the gracious Speech. However, I am not so sure that I can extend the same courtesy for the content of the gracious Speech to the Government Benches that produced it. Before I turn to the Government’s legislative programme, as set out in the gracious Speech, it is a great pleasure to...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Adjournment: Special Needs Provision: Larne (30 April 2013)

Alastair Ross: I thank the Member for bringing this Adjournment debate to the Floor of the House.  I know that it is an issue of personal significance to him, and it is an important issue for all of us.  It is more important than perhaps the number of Members in the Chamber tonight reflects, but, of, course that is partly to do with the fact that we had a similar debate in the House last week on...

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Clause 5 - Small profits rate and fractions for financial year 2013 (25 April 2013)

Sheila Gilmore: Whenever they are presented with criticisms about the slow rate of growth, the Government respond as the Minister just did, with the 1.25 million private sector jobs. However, the quality and type of jobs may be one of the reasons why, despite the creation of those jobs, growth is so sluggish. Will he investigate the situation I have discovered in my area, where 55 out of 75 new shop...

EU: Budget Report — Motion to Approve (25 April 2013)

Lord Davies of Oldham: My Lords, this has been a most interesting debate and the Minister has a major task in replying to it. He has to address himself to the minutiae of parliamentary procedure and to the most philosophical aspects of the current policies of the Government. On the question of procedure, I cannot understand why we did not have a speakers list for this debate. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Forest Enterprise England (25 April 2013)

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff are employed by Forest Enterprise England in Cumbria; and what proportion of those staff are paid at or above the relevant level of the living wage.