Monday, 9 March 2020
I should inform the House that, after calling Question 1, I will leave the Chamber to represent the House at the Commonwealth service in Westminster Abbey. The Chairman of Ways and Means will...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of people contributing to a workplace pension.
What steps she is taking to provide support for people who require additional help transitioning to universal credit.
What steps she is taking to reduce the length of time between a claimant’s last universal credit payment and first state pension payment.
What steps she is taking to support people with disabilities into employment.
What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of child poverty.
What progress her Department has made on the review of special rules for terminal illnesses announced on 11 July 2019.
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on improving access to employment for ex-offenders.
What steps her Department is taking to support people into self-employment; and if she will make a statement.
What steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for claimants to receive personal independence payment assessments and the outcomes of those assessments.
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on the state pension age of trends in the level of life expectancy.
What steps she is taking to reduce the number of assessments undertaken by claimants with disabilities.
If she will hold discussions with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that people with disabilities receive financial assistance in addition to welfare payments for costs related to their disability.
What assessment her Department has made of the effect of the four-year freeze in working-age social security benefits on levels of poverty.
What plans she has to provide financial support to women affected by the equalisation of the state pension age.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Before I call the shadow Health Secretary to ask his urgent question about the coronavirus, I draw to the House’s attention the fact that it is being streamed live with accompanying British...
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. There have been several references today, including from the Secretary of State, quite rightly, to the House of Commons Commission meeting that was held...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Wera Hobhouse, supported by Sarah Olney, Christine Jardine, Layla Moran, Munira Wilson, Wendy Chamberlain and Stella Creasy, presented a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone presented a Bill to make motivation by misandry or misogyny an aggravating factor in criminal sentencing; to require...
Second Reading
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 24 March 2020. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit...
(4) Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of...
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Rebecca Harris.) Question agreed to.
Queen’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games...
Ordered, That at the sitting on Tuesday 10 March, the business determined by the Backbench Business Committee may continue until 7.00pm or for one and a half hours after its commencement,...
I beg to move, That this House has considered the Commonwealth in 2020. May I wish you a happy Commonwealth Day, Madam Deputy Speaker? It is a great honour to have been reappointed as the...
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 6 to 9 together. Ordered,
That John Howell be discharged from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Paul Howell be added.
That Margaret Ferrier be a member of the European Scrutiny Committee.
That Nigel Mills and Sir Robert Syms be discharged from the Finance Committee and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Dame Eleanor Laing and Tommy Sheppard be added.
That Dr Kieran Mullan be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Anthony Mangnall be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Duncan Baker, Simon Baynes, Elliot Colburn, Chris Elmore, Imran Hussein, Simon Jupp, Conor McGinn, Grahame Morris, Jane Stevenson, Julian Sturdy and Suzanne Webb be members of the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Eddie Hughes.)
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