Monday, 18 December 2023
I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that His Majesty has signified his Royal Assent to the following Act: National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in Stroud constituency.
What steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work assessments.
What steps his Department is taking to support the long-term unemployed into work.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the employment rate forecast in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s economic and fiscal outlook published in...
What steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of fraud and error in the welfare system.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of insecure employment on people in poverty.
What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of children in poverty.
What steps his Department is taking to help pensioners with the cost of living.
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people are financially incentivised to work.
Whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of UNICEF’s report entitled “Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth”.
What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people experiencing destitution.
Whether he has made an assessment of the role of flexible working arrangements in supporting people to take up employment.
Whether he has had recent discussions with the Pensions Regulator on the adequacy of the administration of defined-benefit pension schemes.
What steps his Department is taking to encourage people who are economically inactive owing to long-term sickness and disability to return to work.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what steps he is taking to support Jimmy Lai during his trial and if he will call for his...
I welcome the Defence Secretary to the Dispatch Box.
With permission, I would like to make a statement on the Government’s response to the infected blood inquiry. I made clear my intention to do so at Cabinet Office questions on 23 November,...
With permission, I will make a statement about the Government’s action to tackle spiking. Spiking is an insidious act with potentially life-threatening consequences. We know it constitutes...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Daisy Cooper presented a Bill to provide that an allegation concerning a medical practitioner’s fitness to practise may be considered...
Second Reading [Relevant documents: First report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of Session 2021-22, HC 79, and the Government response, HC 986.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement. (3) Any proceedings on Consideration...
(5)Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Mike Wood.) Question agreed to.
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 3 and 4 together. Ordered,
That Sir Simon Clarke be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Gary Sambrook be added.
That Steve McCabe be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Marsha de Cordova be added.—(Mr Marcus Jones, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
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