Monday, 27 January 2020
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. Many powerful speeches were made in the debate on this subject last...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking to work with pension funds to encourage them to make investment decisions that help tackle climate change.
What steps she is taking to support self-employed people.
What recent assessment she has made of the effect on claimant health of the work capability assessment process.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) reduce homelessness and (b) end rough sleeping by the end of the 2019 Parliament.
What steps she is taking to reduce the number of assessments undertaken by people with disabilities.
What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of in-work poverty.
What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the roll-out of universal credit.
What assessment she has made of trends in the level of administrative errors made in the processing of applications during the roll-out of (a) universal credit and (b) personal independence...
What recent discussion she has had with Cabinet colleagues on protecting employees that are (a) pregnant and (b) eligible for maternity leave against discrimination at work.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the monthly assessment period for universal credit is able to reflect a claimant's fluctuating income.
What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.
What recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) efficiency of contracted out health assessments for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence...
What steps she is taking to provide support for people who require additional help transitioning to universal credit.
How many and what proportion of applications for (a) disability living allowance, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) personal independence payment that were considered by a tribunal...
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister to make a statement on Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on police use of automated facial recognition surveillance.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In response to my question about health inequality and the need for a new hospital in Stockton, the Prime Minister told MPs that the gap in life...
The House will be aware that the deadline for nominations of Select Committee Chairs was 4 pm today. The following Committees received a single nomination, and therefore the following candidates...
Second Reading
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the NHS Funding Bill: Committal (1) The Bill shall be committed to the...
Queen’s recommendation signified. Motion made and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act arising from the NHS Funding Bill, it is expedient...
Ordered, That Dr James Davies, Eddie Hughes, John Lamont, Jessica Morden, Sir Robert Syms, Owen Thompson and Liz Twist be members of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.—(Bill...
It is not often I get such a large audience for delivering a petition; it is as if I am the warm-up act for another event—which is actually entirely appropriate as the petition is about...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.)
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