Monday, 28 February 1994
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
Ordered,
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps the Government have taken to help Maxwell pensioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what recent modifications he has made to family credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received as to the impact of reductions of invalidity benefit on family incomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of pensioners had incomes in the lowest fifth of the national income distribution in (a) 1979 and (b) the last year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a further statement on the work of his Department's Maxwell pensions unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to review the position regarding grants and loans from the social fund.
Mr. William O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received from voluntary organisations with regard to top-up payments for old people living in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he last met representatives of Age Concern to discuss income support payments to older people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of pensioners now have some other incomes from occupational pensions, savings and state earnings-related pension scheme in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what further changes he plans in the Child Support Agency rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received about the current value of the assets held by the average pensioner household; and what was the comparable...
Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the percentage change in real terms since 1979 in (a) average earnings, (b) the basic pension for a single...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people he expects to lose entitlement to invalidity benefit as a result of the measures introduced in the November 1993 Budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of people who would lose entitlement to unemployment benefit in the current year if the period of entitlement...
To ask the Attorney-General what consultations he has had with the director of the Serious Fraud Office in relation to the length of time being taken for its inquiries into the flotation of Butte...
To ask the Attorney-General what is the average time for a serious fraud case to be brought to trial after the accused has been charged.
To ask the Attorney-General what recent progress the Serious Fraud Office has made regarding the Asil Nadir case.
To ask the Attorney-General what assessment he has made of the criteria on which the Crown Prosecution Service determines whether to prosecute; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the level of overseas aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reviews have been conducted on the completion of the first half of the current Lomé agreement; and what conclusions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make assistance available to the South African authorities for the upkeep of that country's game reserves following...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on aid to the Republic of Somaliland.
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order. No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent attention, namely, the...
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. Today, unprecedented—indeed, historic—action has been taken by NATO war planes, which have shot down four Bosnian Serb war planes. That action,...
Mr. Jeff Rooker, supported by Mr. Neil Kinnock, Mr. Austin Mitchell, Dr. Tony Wright, Ms Glenda Jackson, Mrs. Anne Campbell, Mr. John Garrett, Mr. Frank Field, Mr. Keith Hill, Mr. Mike Watson,...
I beg to move, That the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic...
I beg to move, That the draft Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 1994, which was laid before this House on 17th February, be approved.
I beg to move, That the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 1994, a copy of which was laid before this House on 17th February, be approved.
I wish to present a petition on behalf of the Warren Drive and Snows Hill Crescent Action Group, whose members live in my constituency. They are concerned about proposals in Blackpool borough...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Andrew Mitchell.]
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