Monday, 18 October 2010
The Secretary of State was asked-
What progress his Department has made towards the launch of its Work programme providing personalised assistance to those out of work.
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of services provided to jobseekers by Jobcentre Plus.
What support his Department plans to make available to people on incapacity benefit to enable them to take up employment.
What plans he has to amend the eligibility criteria for winter fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement.
What steps are being taken to improve the quality and accuracy of the work capability assessment.
What steps he is taking to increase the proportion of benefit fraud detected.
What steps his Department is taking to enforce payment of child support by parents who refuse to pay.
What recent assessment his Department has made of the effects on levels of benefit dependency of wage levels.
What programmes his Department operates to deliver equality for disabled people.
Whether carer's allowance payments will be included in the proposed cap on benefit payments.
What options he has considered for future support for mortgage interest payments for those out of work.
If he will remove eligibility for child benefit in respect of children not resident in the UK from non-UK EU nationals working in the UK.
What progress he has made on his plans to introduce automatic enrolment into workplace pensions in 2012.
What steps his Department is taking to increase the quality and accuracy of the work capability assessment.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State to set out the Government's policy on the fairness premium to disadvantaged young children, pupils and students.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. We are informed by the media that the Government have been lobbied into spending vast sums on the nuclear industry, which has already dumped a £93 billion...
(Schedule 1, Clauses 2 and 3, Schedules 2 to 4, Clause 4, Schedule 5, and Clauses 5 and 6) [Relevant documents: Third Report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, P...
I beg to move amendment 261, page 14, line 8, at end insert- 'Counting officers 1A (1) The counting officer for a voting area that is- (a) a district in England, (b) a county in England, or (c)...
I beg to move amendment 59, page 2, line 9, after 'constituency', insert 'with the exception of citizens of Commonwealth countries or, subject to sub-paragraph (c) below, of the Republic of Ireland.'.
I beg to move amendment 267, page 26, line 5, leave out '16th' and insert '15th'.
Amendments made: 173, page 76, line 14, leave out sub-paragraph (9). Amendment 174, page 77, line 47, at end insert- '(9) The record kept under sub-paragraph (8) must be retained by the...
Amendments made: 178, page 93, line 28, leave out '(subject to sub-paragraph (4)(b))'. Amendment 179, page 93, line 32, leave out sub-paragraphs (4) and (5). Amendment 180, page 94, leave out...
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Section 6A(4) of the 2000 Act (meaning of "relevant counting officer") applies for the purposes of the referendum as if for paragraphs (a)...
Amendments made: 158, page 3, line 13, after '5(2)' insert 'or (6) or 6(3)'. Amendment 159, page 3, line 16, after '5(2)' insert 'or (6)'. Amendment 160, page 3, line 29, leave out 'if for' and...
Amendments made: 196, page 136, line 38, leave out 'or the responsible person'. Amendment 197, page 136, line 44, leave out 'or the responsible person'.- (Mr Harper.) Schedule 5, as amended,...
Amendments made: 325, page 4, line 4, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert 'has the meaning given by paragraph 1A of Schedule 1;'. Amendment 161, page 4, line 8, at end insert-...
Amendment proposed: 3, page 4, line 28, after '"No"', insert 'and the number of electors casting a vote in the referendum is equal to or greater than fifty per cent. of those entitled to cast...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. -(Mr Dunne.)
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