Monday, 11 July 2016
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps his Department is taking to improve the life chances of the most disadvantaged children and families.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on British pensioners living overseas.
What progress his Department has made on auto-enrolling people into workplace pensions.
If he will make it his policy to introduce transitional protection for women adversely affected by the acceleration of increases in the state pension age.
What assessment he has made of the potential policy implications for his Department of the UK leaving the EU.
What progress his Department is making on reducing the number of workless households.
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent changes to benefits on the number of children living in poverty.
What steps he is taking to support people with disabilities and health conditions who are looking for work.
What recent representations he has received from the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign; and if he will make a statement.
What recent assessment he has made of job creation and employment trends in East Anglia; and if he will make a statement.
What steps his Department is taking to assist disabled young people into work.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that personal independence payment assessments are undertaken fairly and appropriately.
What assessment he has made of the effects of welfare reform, benefit sanctions and work capability assessments on people with disabilities in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to make a statement on whether the Government will seek parliamentary approval before triggering article 50.
(Urgent Question) To ask the Secretary of State if he will make a statement on the safety of staff in prisons.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the NATO summit held in Warsaw last Friday and Saturday. The 2015 strategic defence and security review reaffirmed NATO’s position at...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have notified my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) of my intention to raise this issue. On Friday, a member of my staff had his...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Mark Williams, supported by Sir Roger Gale, Margaret Ferrier, Jeremy Lefroy, Mary Glindon, Hywel Williams, and Liz Saville Roberts...
Further considered in Committee [Mr Lindsay Hoyle in the Chair] Clause 3
I beg to move amendment 118, page 2, line 28, after “7A)” insert “and is not ancillary to another provision (whether in the Act or another enactment) that...
Amendment proposed: 83, page 47, line 32, leave out Section B5. —(Liz Saville Roberts.) This amendment removes the reservation of crime, public order and policing from...
I beg to move, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
116O Tax on carriage of passengers by air ‘(1) A tax charged on the carriage of passengers by air from airports in Wales is a devolved tax. (2) Tax may not be charged in accordance with...
116P Corporation tax A tax charged on trading profits in Wales is a devolved tax.’” This new clause would make corporation tax a devolved tax. New clause 9—Trading profits...
357Y The Welsh rate ‘(1) The Welsh rate of corporation tax for a financial year is— (a) if a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales— (i) sets a rate under section 357YA...
Amendment proposed: 74, page 29, line 17, leave out from “wind” to end of line 18.—(Hywel Williams.) This amendment removes the 350 megawatts limit on the...
Amendments made: 47, page 32, leave out lines 9 to 12 and insert— “(2A) Subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to an electric line that— (a) has a nominal...
Amendment proposed: 81, page 34, leave out line 37 to line 5 on page 35 and insert— “Omit sections 114 and 152 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.”—(Hywel...
Amendments made: 59, page 108, line 12, leave out sub-paragraph (2) This amendment removes the sub-paragraph which says that an Assembly Bill introduced before the...
Amendments made: 50, page 39, line 41, at end insert— “( ) sections13 and14;”. The effect of this amendment is that clause 13 (composition of Assembly...
w ‘(1) Part 4A of the Government Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows. (2) In section 116A(1)(a) (overview), after “of” insert “and thresholds for”. (3) After...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016, which were laid before this House on 26 May, be approved.—(George Hollingbery.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and...
That the draft Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016, which were laid before this House on 26 May, be approved.—(George Hollingbery.)...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(George Hollingbery.)
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