Monday, 13 June 2011
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That Her Majesty, having been attended with its Address of 8 June, was pleased to receive the same very graciously and give the...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps his Department is taking to support young people into work.
Whether his plans for universal credit will ensure that people are better off in work after payment of child care costs.
What estimate the Health and Safety Executive has made of the annual cost to the economy of inadequate workplace health and safety.
What arrangements he plans to put in place for transitional payments for those who will be affected by the introduction of universal credit.
What steps he is taking to improve the measurement of pensioner poverty.
What recent progress he has made on reform of health and safety legislation.
What his policy is on the couple penalty in the benefit system.
What recent progress he has made on the contracting arrangements for the Work programme.
What recent assessment he has made of future trends in youth unemployment.
What recent meetings he has had on reform of disability living allowance.
What assessment he has made of the effects on women born between 6 March and 5 April 1954 of his proposals to increase the state pension age.
What estimate he has made of the costs incurred by a disabled person in the three months following diagnosis of their disability.
What recent representations he has received on his Department’s use of 0845 numbers; and if he will make a statement.
What recent representations he has received on his policy on the date at which the state pension age for women will start to rise.
If he will assess the potential effect on the level of homelessness of the extension of the shared accommodation rate for housing benefit to single people aged under 35 years.
How many nationals of other EU member states are in receipt of benefits provided by his Department.
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of youth unemployment.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last Thursday, a written statement on the fast-track solar photovoltaic review was quietly laid before the House. By Thursday evening we had been given the...
I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that Her Majesty has signified her Royal Assent to the following Act: Postal Services Act 2011.
I beg to move, That the Order of 9 March 2011 (Welfare Reform Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: 1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted. 2. Proceedings on Consideration and...
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
‘(1) In section 71 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (overpayments - general), after subsection (9) there is inserted— “(9A) Regulations may provide for amounts...
Amendments made: 1, page 67, line 35, at end insert— ‘() by deduction from earnings (section 71ZCA);’ Amendment 2, page 68, line 17, at...
Amendments made: 5, page 75, line 29, after ‘71ZC’ insert ‘, 71ZCA’ Amendment 6, page 75, line 31, at end insert—...
Amendments made: 9, page 155, line 37, at end insert— ‘(ba) in subsection (4)(a) (as substituted by section 102 of this...
‘(1) The amount in respect of other particular needs or circumstance, under section 12, shall include a childcare element for claimants who are in work, except in prescribed circumstances....
Amendment proposed: 23, page 3, line 7, after ‘it’, insert ‘excluding any amount in an Individual Savings Account, up to a prescribed maximum of no less than £50,000, where...
I beg to move amendment 31, page 5, line 29, at end add— ‘(6) Regulations are to provide for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Secretary of...
Amendment proposed: 27, page 103, line 1, after ‘income,’, insert— (ba) a person’s earned income from self-employment,’.—(Stephen Timms.)...
Amendments made: 14, page 20, line 6, at end insert— ‘( ) A statutory instrument containing the first regulations made by the Secretary of State under any of the...
Amendment made: 16, page 27, line 22, at end insert— ‘(1A) In section 37 of that Act (parliamentary control), in subsection (1), before paragraph (b) there is...
Amendment made: 17, page 35, line 13, at end insert— ‘( ) In section 37 (parliamentary control), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—...
Amendment made: 18, page 44, line 48, at end insert— ‘( ) In section 26 (parliamentary control), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Social Security (Electronic Communications) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 March, be approved.—(Miss Chloe Smith.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and...
That the draft Taxation of Equitable Life (Payments) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 21 March, be approved.—(Miss Chloe Smith.) Question agreed to.
I beg leave to present to the House a petition signed by Mr Peter Williams, Mr Paul Wiggins and Mr Jason Evans, all of whom are constituents of mine, together with some 6,761 other signatories...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Angela Watkinson.)
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