Llun, 7 Chwefror 2022
The following Member took and subscribed the Oath required by law: Annalissa Firth, for Southend West.
Yesterday, 6 February, marked 70 years since our Queen acceded to the throne following the death of her father, King George VI. The House will pay a more formal tribute in due course, but I know...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking to support progression out of low pay jobs.
What assessment she has made of the economic impact of women claiming benefits after leaving the workplace early due to symptoms of the menopause.
What steps her Department is taking to tackle levels of poverty among pensioners.
What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of benefits for disabled people in the context of increases in the cost of living.
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on support for vulnerable children.
What progress is being made by the work of armed forces champions in jobcentres.
What support her Department is providing to young jobseekers.
What steps she is taking to build trust in her Department among disabled people.
What assessment she has made of the reasons for the finding in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s “UK Poverty 2022” report that child poverty in families with more than two...
What steps she is taking to (a) measure, (b) improve and (c) publish the performance of work coaches in jobcentres.
What steps she is taking to support autistic people into the workforce.
What steps she is taking to tackle fraudulent activity in the benefits system.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the publication of his Department’s plan for elective care recovery in England.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on his appointment as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister and associated machinery of government changes.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Last Monday, in my constituency, I had the immense privilege of assisting to hoist the holocaust memorial flag to commemorate everyone who was butchered...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Paul Maynard presented a Bill to require energy companies to remove and replace incorrectly installed cavity wall insultation; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Paul Maynard presented a Bill to introduce the optional preferential voting system for Parliamentary elections; and for connected purposes....
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Paul Maynard presented a Bill to make provision for an annual appraisal of the performance and competence of individual Ministers,...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Paul Maynard presented a Bill to require the Charity Commission to publish statistics of the proportion of income of each registered...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Paul Maynard presented a Bill to require local authorities to publish statements of expenditure and the numbers of grants made to residents...
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16(1) (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), proceedings on the Motion in the...
With the permission of the House, the motions on the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 and the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2022 will be debated together.
Resolved, That the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 17 January, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provision shall apply to the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill for the...
Consideration of Lords amendments
I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 6 January, be approved.—(David T. C. Davies.)...
That the draft Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 6 January, be approved. —(David T.C. Davies.) Question agreed to.
Ordered, That at the sitting on Wednesday 9 February, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T. C. Davies.)
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