Monday, 4 June 2007
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new deal for young people.
What progress is being made towards the introduction of personal accounts.
How many people are receiving inactive benefits; and if he will make a statement.
Whether he plans to review issues relating to child contact and access as part of his reforms of child maintenance.
What assessment he has made of trends in unemployment levels in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
If he will take steps to assist workers whose occupational pensions were wound-up by companies which were fully solvent but which created temporary insolvencies and closed pension schemes.
If he will make a statement on progress in increasing opportunities for working people to save for their retirement.
Whether he expects to meet the Government's 2010 child poverty target.
How many carers he expects to receive the carer's credit in 2010.
How much has been distributed by the financial assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement.
What the criteria are for awarding the contract to operate the successor to the Post Office card account; and if he will make a statement.
When he expects the Child Support Agency's successor organisation to be operational.
If he will make a statement on the progress of pensions reform.
The hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission , was asked—
If he will make a statement on energy efficiency on the parliamentary estate.
What representations he has received on visitor facilities for the Houses of Parliament.
How much money and staff time were spent by the House on developing the capacity of Parliaments in emerging democracies in 2006-07.
The Leader of the House was asked—
What recent steps he has taken to ensure that questions asked by hon. Members are properly answered by Ministers.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased that the Leader of the House is still here to hear the point of order. Will you give a Back Bencher advice? If we ask a Minister a question and he...
[Relevant document: The Third Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2006-07, Legislative Scrutiny: Second Progress Report, HC 287] Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 83A (6) (Programme motions), That the following provisions shall apply to the Legal Services Bill [Lords]: Committal 1....
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...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (1)(a) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act...
Ordered, That the Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 923), dated 19th March 2007, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee .—[ Jonathan Shaw. ]
With permission, I shall put together motions 6, 7 and 8. Ordered,
That Kerry McCarthy be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Mr. Siôn Simon be added.
That Jessica Morden be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Mr. Wayne David be added.
That Helen Goodman and Mr. Sadiq Khan be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Chris Bryant and Ian Lucas be added .—[ Tony Cunningham , on behalf of the Committee of Selection. ]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Jonathan Shaw.]
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