Monday, 26 January 1998
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
The Secretary of State was asked—
What plans she has to link state pensions to whichever of prices or earnings is rising faster. [23052]
If she will make a statement on the progress of the review of pensions. [23053]
How many families are in receipt of family credit in (a) Monmouthshire and (b) Wales. [23054]
What estimate she has made of future income inequality rates among pensioners. [23055]
What plans she has to take action to reduce the numbers of false national insurance numbers in circulation. [23056]
What estimate she has made of the number of new applicants for lone-parent benefits from Yorkshire in the year beginning April 1998. [23057]
What was the average payment of maternity grant to mothers in the Crewe and Nantwich constituency in (a) 1996–97, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1994–95; and how many received sums of...
What plans she has to increase the pension entitlement of women. [23059]
What plans she has to change the status of actors with respect to national insurance contributions. [23060]
If she will make a statement on her plans to help pensioners with their fuel bills. [23061]
What proposals she has to tackle organised landlord benefit fraud. [23062]
If she will make a statement on the future of child benefit. [23063]
If she will make a statement on proposed changes to disability benefits. [23064]
If she will make a statement on the planned meeting of the commission on the status of women in March. [23068]
[by private notice]: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on current relations with Iraq.
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. Will you give guidance to a new Member on how the House can intervene to protect a former civil servant, Anne Bullen? She has apparently been made subject to a...
[3RD ALLOTTED DAY]
I beg to move amendment No. 152, page 12, line 41, after 'Wales', insert 'or'.
I beg to move amendment No. 209, in page 73, leave out line 18.
Amendments made: No. 137, in page 13, leave out line 23 and insert 'only with the agreement of, or after'.
Amendment made: No. 141, in page 19, line 25, at end insert 'designating the Assembly'.—[Mr. Jon Owen Jones.]
Ordered,
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Jon Owen Jones.]
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