Monday, 1 July 2013
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's innovation fund projects in helping disadvantaged young people.
What assessment he has made of the use of electronic correspondence by the Child Support Agency.
What assessment he has made of the most recent data on the performance of the Work programme.
What contribution his Department has made to strengthening the social investment market.
How many people who worked in Northern Ireland and paid national insurance contributions while aged 14 or 15 between 1947 and 1957, which did not count towards their qualifying years for a full...
What assessment he has made of eligibility for the state pension following the rise in contributions to 35 years from 2016.
What assessment he has made of the performance of the Work programme in helping young people into work.
If he will take steps to ensure that work capability assessments better meet the needs of people with mental health problems.
What progress he has made on supporting disabled people back into work.
What assessment he has made of the operation of work capability assessments; and if he will make a statement.
What steps he is taking to encourage jobcentres to work with local employers and voluntary organisations.
What his plans are for reducing absolute child poverty.
What recent estimate he has made of the number of women in work.
What progress his Department has made on improving feedback from social security tribunal decisions.
What assessment he has made of the performance of the Work programme in helping young people into work.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am sure that there was not an MP in the House who was not hugely relieved when questions of MPs’ pay and expenses were given out to an independent body....
Resolved, That provision may be made about interim remedies in court proceedings relating to taxation matters.—(Mr Gauke.)
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Finance Bill for the purposes of supplementing the Order of 15 April 2013 in the last Session of Parliament (Finance (No. 2) Bill...
Consideration of Bill, not amended in the Committee and as amended in the Public Bill Committee.
‘(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, publish a report on the additional rate of income tax. (2) This report shall review the impact...
‘(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall, within six months of Royal Assent, lay before Parliament proposals for an income tax rate of 10 per cent. on a band of income above the personal...
‘Schedule [Transfer of deductions]— (a) inserts into CTA 2010 a new Part 14A (transfer of deductions), and (b) makes consequential provision.’.—(Mr Gauke.) Brought up, and...
‘Schedule [Restrictions on buying capital allowances] contains provision amending Chapter 16A of Part 2 of CAA 2001 (restrictions on allowance buying).’—(Mr Gauke.) Brought up,...
‘(1) In paragraph 70 of Schedule 19 to FA 2011 (bank levy: definitions), in sub-paragraph (1), in the definition of “high quality liquid asset” for “section 12.7.2(1) to...
‘(1) Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs shall review the possibility of bringing forward measures as part of the GAAR to work in conjunction with other G8 countries to require...
New Part 14A of CTA 2010 1 After Part 14 of CTA 2010 insert—
730A Overview ‘(1) This Part makes provision restricting the circumstances in which deductible amounts may be brought into account where there has been a qualifying change in relation to a...
Introductory 1 Chapter 16A of Part 2 of CAA 2001 (avoidance involving allowance buying) is amended as follows. Restrictions where certain conditions met 2 (1) Section 212B (circumstances where...
212LA Limiting conditions ‘(1) The qualifying change meets one of the limiting conditions if condition A, B, C or D is met. (2) Condition A is that the amount of the relevant excess of...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.—(Anne Milton.) Question agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr Kevan Jones and Mr John Spellar be discharged from the Administration Committee and Mr Tom Harris and David Wright be added.—(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anne Milton.)
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