Monday, 19 November 2018
The Secretary of State was asked—
What estimate the Government have made of the number of workless households.
If she will end the freeze on working-age benefits.
What steps the Government have taken to support claimants through universal credit managed migration.
What recent steps the Government have taken to support care leavers into employment.
What steps she is taking to measure progress on her Department’s objective of getting 200,000 more people into work through universal credit.
What steps the Government have taken to support industry to deliver the pensions dashboard.
What steps the Government have taken to support disabled people in Budget 2018.
What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.
What steps her Department is taking to identify people on legacy benefits with high support needs who will be required to transfer to universal credit managed migration.
If she will make an assessment of the effect of universal credit on trends in the level of rent arrears.
What proportion of tribunal appeals for (a) personal independence payment and (b) universal credit have been successful in 2018; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her...
What estimate the Government have made of the number of people paying into workplace pensions.
What steps the Government have taken in Budget 2018 to ensure that people in work keep more of what they earn when in receipt of universal credit.
What estimate the Government have made of the number of jobs created since 2010.
What steps she is taking to ensure that the welfare system rewards people (a) moving into work and (b) extending their working hours.
What assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit on lone parents.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the impact of Johnston Press going into administration.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I asked the Secretary of State if he could confirm that no one currently on a pension from Johnston Press would receive a shortfall in payments. He said to me...
(Clauses 5, 6, 8 to 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 38 to 42, 46, 47, 61, 62, 68 to 78, 83, 89 and 90, schedules 3, 4, 7, 8, 15 and 18 and certain new clauses and new schedules) Considered in...
I beg to move amendment 6, page 2, line 24, leave out subsection (4). This amendment would take out provisions removing the legal link between the personal allowance and the...
‘The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, no later than 5 April 2019, lay before the House of Commons a distributional analysis of— (a) the effect of reducing the threshold for the...
‘(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must review the impact of the provisions of section 5 and lay a report of that review before the House of Commons within six months of the passing of...
“The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, no later than 5 April 2019, lay before the House of Commons an analysis of the distributional and other effects of a personal allowance in 2019-20 of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 22, page 66, line 30, at end insert— ‘(1A) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, no later than a week after the passing of this Act and before exercising the power...
Motion made, That this House concurs with the Lords Message of Tuesday 23 October, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the...
Motion made, That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 14(8), Private Members’ bills shall have precedence over government business on 25 January 2019, 8 February 2019...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6))
That the draft Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 and the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2018, which was...
Ordered, That Ruth Cadbury be discharged from the Justice Committee and Janet Daby be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Milling.)
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