Monday, 26 March 2018
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking to ensure support for former Carillion employees whose pensions will not be covered by the Pension Protection Fund.
What assessment she has made of the efficacy of the roll-out of universal credit.
If she will take steps to ensure that personal independence payments claimants who have been diagnosed with degenerative medical conditions do not have to undertake a disability assessment.
What progress she is making on developing family indicators to measure the Government’s progress in tackling child poverty.
What plans her Department has for the future of jobcentres in Glasgow.
Whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal obligation on parents paying child maintenance to report increases in their income.
What assessment she has made of trends in the number of in-work households living in poverty.
What progress has been made on the Government’s review of personal independence payment claims; and if she will make a statement.
What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on prohibiting cold-calling in relation to pension fund transfers.
What progress her Department has made on the implementation of the disability confident scheme.
What progress her Department is making on implementing universal support.
What assessment she has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on levels of poverty.
What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of job vacancies.
What assessment she has made of the effect on levels of in-work poverty of changes to the eligibility threshold for free school meals for households in receipt of social security benefits.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on why the contract for the new UK passport has been awarded to a French-owned company.
Before I turn to the European Council, I am sure the whole House will join me in sending our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the appalling terrorist attack in...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Earlier today, the shadow Work and Pensions Minister, the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood), said that Channel 4’s FactCheck supported the...
Application for emergency debate ( Standing Order No. 24)
[Relevant documents: Oral evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 21 March 2018, Oral evidence from the Foreign Secretary, HC 538. The First Report of the Defence Committee of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mims Davies.)
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