Monday, 19 June 2023
Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the County constituency of...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps his Department is taking to help fill vacancies and increase employment in Adur and Worthing.
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the local housing allowance.
What steps his Department is taking to improve workplace support for women experiencing menopause.
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of universal credit deductions on levels of food bank use.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s safeguarding policies.
What progress his Department has made on the disability action plan.
What steps his Department is taking to increase employment in Don Valley.
What steps his Department is taking to tackle in-work poverty.
What steps his Department is taking to tackle benefit fraud.
What steps he is taking to ensure that the benefits system incentivises work.
What steps he is taking to encourage eligible pensioners to claim pension credit.
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for defined-benefit pension schemes.
What proportion of the population is economically inactive.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times on (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance claimant inquiry lines.
What steps his Department is taking to improve social mobility among young people.
What steps his Department is taking to help fill vacancies and increase employment in Keighley and Ilkley.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the police’s use of stop and search. It is utterly devastating when someone is killed by a weapon. Passivity is not an...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker, in response to my question on the two-child benefit cap last week, the Prime Minister responded by claiming that his Government had lifted 400,000 children out of...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Michael Gove, supported by the Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, Robert Jenrick, Robert Halfon, Stuart Andrew and Felicity Buchan,...
I beg to move, That this House approves the Fifth Report from the Committee of Privileges (HC 564). In accordance with convention, as Leader of the House I have brought forward this motion at the...
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 3 and 4 together. Ordered,
That Mark Pawsey be a Member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.
That Geraint Davies be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Cat Smith be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Joy Morrissey.)
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