| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Social Security |
| *1 |
Mr Andrew George (St Ives): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that all those severely disabled people who are potentially eligible for severe disablement allowance are encouraged to claim it. |
| (102927) |
| *2 |
Mr Derek Twigg (Halton): What steps he is taking to ensure that all tiers of government are involved in tackling child poverty. |
| (102928) |
| *3 |
Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What support his Department is providing for carers. |
| (102929) |
| *4 |
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If he will report on the progress of the Government's proposals to tackle child poverty. |
| (102930) |
| *5 |
Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What discussions he has had with HM Treasury on the effect on pensioners of the abolition of the ACT dividend tax credits. |
| (102931) |
| *6 |
Mr John Healey (Wentworth): What measures he is taking to monitor the operation of the new rules covering appeals over claims for disability benefits. |
| (102932) |
| *7 |
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will make a statement on the future of the all-work test. |
| (102933) |
| *8 |
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): If he will make a statement on the workload of the Independent Case Examiner of the CSA. |
| (102934) |
| *9 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): How successful his Department was in getting winter fuel payments to all eligible pensioners before Christmas. |
| (102935) |
| *10 |
Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk): What assessment he has made of the scope for improved IT in the administration of his Department and of benefits payments. |
| (102937) |
| *11 |
Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): If he will make a statement on the treatment of local exchange trading scheme units for the purpose of calculating benefits. |
| (102938) |
| *12 |
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): What proposals he has to address the financial needs of women pensioners. |
| (102940) |
| *13 |
Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): If he will make a statement on the provision of financial support by his Department to the voluntary sector. |
| (102941) |
| *14 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): If he will estimate the total spending on housing benefit (a) in 1996-97 adjusted for inflation and (b) projected for 1999-2000. |
| (102942) |
| *15 |
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): What steps he is taking to help low and moderate earners to build up pensions rights. |
| (102944) |
| *16 |
Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): If the Government will accelerate the transition of CSA cases to the new system as soon as possible. |
| (102946) |
| *17 |
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): What plans he has to improve the level of benefits paid to carers. |
| (102947) |
| *18 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will report progress on achieving reforms in welfare benefits. |
| (102948) |
| *19 |
Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): What representations he has received from organisations representing the disabled on the operation of incapacity benefit. |
| (102949) |
| *20 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What plans he has to help carers. |
| (102950) |
| *21 |
Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): What further resources are proposed to reduce social exclusion. |
| (102951) |
| *22 |
Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): How the one-stop benefit trials are progressing. |
| (102952) |
| *23 |
Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): What steps he is taking to ensure maximum take-up of the minimum income guarantee by those entitled to it. |
| (102953) |
| *24 |
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): If he will make a statement on the number of pensioners still affected by the NIRS2 computer problems. |
| (102954) |
| *25 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): If he will set out the Government's plans to tackle poverty and social exclusion arising out of welfare dependency. |
| (102955) |
| *26 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What progress has been made with the New Deal for lone parents; and if he will make a statement. |
| (102956) |
| *27 |
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): What plans he has to unify his Department's computer system for benefit payments with that of the Inland Revenue. |
| (102957) |
| *28 |
Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury): If his Department experienced computer problems at the start of the new millennium. |
| (102958) |
| *29 |
Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): If he will make a statement on progress so far with the ONE pilots. |
| (102959) |
| *30 |
Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport): What steps have been taken by the Government to promote personal provision of pensions. |
| (102960) |
| *31 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): How many people have lost the mobility component of their disability benefit in each of the past two years. |
| (102961) |
| *32 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What plans he has to help pensioners with small second incomes who do not qualify for benefits. |
| (102962) |
| *33 |
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): If he will make a statement indicating which of his anti-fraud targets he is likely (a) to meet and (b) not to meet by the end of the current financial year. |
| (102963) |
| *34 |
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): If he will make a statement on the April 2000 uprating of the state pension. |
| (102964) |
| *35 |
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): If he will make a statement on the level of child poverty in Britain. |
| (102965) |
| *36 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What steps he is taking to improve the quality of medical assessments as part of integrating testing for disablement benefits. |
| (102966) |
|
| Main Business |
| + 3 |
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTS BILL [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| | Margaret Beckett
That, during the proceedings on the Government Resources and Accounts Bill, Standing Committee A shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet. |
| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m. |
| + 4 |
POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS BILL: Second Reading. [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m. |
| + 5 |
POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. [No debate] |
| | Mr Stephen Timms
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill, it is expedient to authorise--
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of--
(a) expenditure incurred by the Electoral Commission by virtue of the Act;
(b) expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act; and
(c) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of money so provided;
(2) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of--
(a) salaries, allowances and other benefits payable to or in respect of holders (or former holders) of the office of Electoral Commissioner; and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of that Fund;
(3) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No.52(1)(a)). |
