+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Social Security |
| *1 |
Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): What plans he has to help those pensioners with modest occupational pension schemes who do not benefit from the minimum income guarantee.
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(
124925
) |
| *2 |
Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): What progress the Government is making in tackling poverty amongst pensioners.
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(
124926
) |
| *3 |
Norman Baker (Lewes): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Employment in respect of support for single parents undertaking courses of higher education.
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(
124927
) |
| *4 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What progress has been made in encouraging pensioners to claim benefits to which they are entitled.
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(
124928
) |
| *5 |
Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): What steps he is taking to improve the social security appeal procedure.
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(
124929
) |
| *6 |
Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): If he will review social security regulations to ensure that single mothers and those on low incomes receive the full benefit of the Government's child care policies; and if he will make a statement.
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(
124950
) |
| *7 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent representations he has received on his policy in respect of early retirement by the over-50s.
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(
124951
) |
| *8 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What progress has been made with the New Deal for the Disabled.
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(
124952
) |
| *9 |
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If he will make a statement on the take-up of income support by pensioners.
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(
124953
) |
| *10 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): What steps he is taking to improve public knowledge about pensions and saving for retirement.
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(
124954
) |
| *11 |
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds): If he will make a statement on the abolition of the ACT dividend tax credit as it relates to pensioner incomes.
|
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(
124956
) |
| *12 |
Laura Moffatt (Crawley): What steps he is taking to help lone parents gain access to information about the labour market.
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(
124957
) |
| *13 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): If he will make a statement on the New Deal for Lone Parents.
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(
124958
) |
| *14 |
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): How many people he expects will gain from the Government's proposed state second pension.
|
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(
124959
) |
| *15 |
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): What plans he has for future development of the New Deal for Lone Parents.
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(
124961
) |
| *16 |
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): What progress has been made with the New Deal for Lone Parents.
|
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(
124962
) |
| *17 |
Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): What progress his Department is making with its proposals for stakeholder pensions.
|
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(
124963
) |
| *18 |
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): If he will make a statement on the level of fraud within the social security system.
|
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(
124964
) |
| *19 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): How many men have been required by the Child Support Agency to take a second blood test to determine the paternity of a child.
|
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(
124965
) |
| *20 |
Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): What his estimate is of the total savings to date to his Department as a result of the New Deal for Lone Parents.
|
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(
124966
) |
| *21 |
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): If he will make a statement on the increase in the state retirement pension in April.
|
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(
124967
) |
| *22 |
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): What safeguards he will introduce to ensure the welfare of dependants of individuals who have had benefit withdrawn for non-compliance with community orders.
|
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(
124968
) |
| *23 |
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will make a statement on his progress in tackling social security fraud; and which areas are his priorities.
|
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(
124970
) |
| *24 |
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): What action his Department is taking to help low-paid people to provide for their retirement.
|
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(
124971
) |
| *25 |
Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead): What proposals he has to up-rate the #50 earnings limit for those who claim invalid care allowance.
|
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(
124972
) |
| *26 |
Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): If he will make a statement on the progress of the campaign to increase take-up of the minimum income guarantee.
|
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(
124973
) |
| *27 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): What representations he has received regarding this year's increment in the basic state pension.
|
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(
124974
) |
| *28 |
Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): How many pensioners are in receipt of the minimum income guarantee in the North West Region.
|
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(
124975
) |
| *29 |
Mr Phil Hope (Corby): If he will make a statement on proposals to develop a pensioners' tax credit.
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(
124976
) |
| *30 |
Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): When he plans to announce the pension increase for 2001-02.
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(
124977
) |
| *31 |
Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What steps he is taking to alleviate poverty amongst children in lone parent families.
|
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(
124978
) |
| *32 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): How many pensioners are eligible for winter fuel allowance.
|
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(
124980
) |
| *33 |
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): How many additional fraud inspectors the Benefits Agency has employed since 1997.
|
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(
124981
) |
| *34 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What assessment he has made of the effect of the minimum income guarantee take-up campaign.
|
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(
124982
) |
| *35 |
Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): What steps he is taking to improve the ways in which the Benefits Agency communicates with the public.
|
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(
124983
) |
| *36 |
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): What measures his Department is taking to help lone parents obtain employment.
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(
124984
) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | ADJOURNMENT [Until 10.00 p.m.]
|
| The Prime Minister
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| That this House do now adjourn.
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| Proposed subject for debate: Royal Commission Report on the Reform of the House of Lords.
|
| The Report of the Royal Commission on the Future of the House of Lords, A House for the Future, Cm 4534, is relevant.
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| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 2 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Implementation of the Cruickshank Report on banking (Dr Vincent Cable).
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| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
|
COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
SELECT COMMITTEES |
| 1 | Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-Committee | 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: UK Biodiversity. |
| Witnesses: English Nature and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee; Countryside Agency (at 4.40 p.m.); Environment Agency (at 5.20 p.m.). |
| 2 | Information | 4.30 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 3 | Public Accounts | 4.30 p.m. | Room 16 (public) |
| Subject: Access to Properties Grant-Aided by English Heritage. |
| Witnesses: Mr Robin Young, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Miss Pam Alexander, Chief Executive, English Heritage. |
| 4 | Science and Technology | 5.30 p.m.
6.00 p.m. | Room 5 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Are We Realising Our Potential? |
| Witness: The Rt. Hon. Lord Waldegrave of North Hill. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
