Monthly Archives: February 2011

Un Women

Duncan Hames has signed EDM1318. Motion reads: “That this House recognises that around the world women continue to suffer discrimination and injustice simply because of their gender; notes that underlying inequality between men and women is the driving…

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Un Women

Duncan Hames has signed EDM1318. Motion reads: “That this House recognises that around the world women continue to suffer discrimination and injustice simply because of their gender; notes that underlying inequality between men and women is the driving…

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Arms Trade | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to which countries the exports of defence equipment has been supported by the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security…

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Duncan Hames asks Prime Minister to look again at DLA

Duncan Hames MP called for ministers to rethink the proposed changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for care home residents, in a question to the Prime Minister today.
Ministers have often drawn a comparison between care homes and hospitals when addressing …

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Engagements | Oral Answers to Questions – Prime Minister | Commons debates

The Prime Minister has drawn comparisons between care homes and hospitals when discussing changes to disability allowance, which are out for consultation until Friday. Yet for those who, for…

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Official Development Assistance | Oral Answers to Questions – International Development | Commons debates

I applaud the Government’s commitment to aid, but can the Secretary of State confirm that climate change adaptation funding, beyond the fast-start finance up to 2012, will be additional to the…

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Official Development Assistance | Oral Answers to Questions – International Development | Commons debates

I applaud the Government’s commitment to aid, but can the Secretary of State confirm that climate change adaptation funding, beyond the fast-start finance up to 2012, will be additional to the…

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Engagements | Oral Answers to Questions – Prime Minister | Commons debates

The Prime Minister has drawn comparisons between care homes and hospitals when discussing changes to disability allowance, which are out for consultation until Friday. Yet for those who, for…

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Employment and Support Allowance | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

If he will bring forward proposals to reduce the time taken by tribunals to determine the outcome of appeals against work capability assessments for employment and support allowance.

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Employment and Support Allowance | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

In Chippenham, 50% of such appeals are consistently upheld. Those cases need never have arisen if the Government’s assessor, Atos Healthcare, had had a sufficient incentive to get the decisions…

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