Monday, 15 October 2001
The Secretary of State was asked—
What plans he has to increase the amount of personal advice available to unemployed people at jobcentres.
If he will make a further statement on the McDonald report into pension provision.
What plans he has to help people in deprived areas find work.
What support his Department is giving to help people with disabilities get back into work.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of action teams for jobs.
What progress is being made to reform social security regulations governing capital limits for pensioners.
What plans he has to introduce benefit payments for carers.
What assessment he has made of the numbers of people of working age who are able and willing to work but are neither working nor registered as seeking work or as claimants.
What proportion of people on the new deal for 18 to 24-year-olds, who were referred to drug rehabilitation centres in the last 12 months, went on to full-time employment in the north-east region.
What progress is being made in combating pensioner poverty.
What discussions he has had with pensioner organisations about initiatives to inform older people of their eligibility for pensions and benefits.
What plans he has to enable the hardest-to-help unemployed people find work.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the legislative steps necessary to counter the threat from international terrorism. First, I pay tribute to all those in the security...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to announce measures that seek to cut off the supply of funds to terrorism. Those who finance terror are as guilty as those who commit it, so our response to...
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a statement concerning Railtrack, to describe to the House the worsening financial crisis facing Railtrack, which led the Government to...
Mr. Deputy Speaker, with permission I should like to make a short statement about the business for the remainder of this week. I am sure that hon. Members on both sides of the House will...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's recommendation having been signified— Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52(1)(a) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [ 28 June], That Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 26th October, 2nd, 23rd and 30th November 2001,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ainger.]
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