Monthly Archives: January 2012

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

Throughout the 18 months to the end of September 2011, consistently more than half of appeal cases relating to employment and support allowance took longer than six months to be decided by the…

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

Throughout the 18 months to the end of September 2011, consistently more than half of appeal cases relating to employment and support allowance took longer than six months to be decided by the…

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Individual Savings Accounts | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the individual annual limit on investments in Individual Savings Accounts was in each tax year since their introduction.

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Communities and Local Government | Commons debates

I thank the Minister for that answer and note that a quarter of the recommendations in the Portas review were suggestions that had been put forward under the Sustainable Communities Act. When…

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Child Poverty | Oral Answers to Questions – Treasury | Commons debates

Grandparents often play an important role in supporting their children’s children. So why is it that the Government’s welcome commitment to a more generous state pension bizarrely has…

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Child Poverty | Oral Answers to Questions – Treasury | Commons debates

Grandparents often play an important role in supporting their children’s children. So why is it that the Government’s welcome commitment to a more generous state pension bizarrely has…

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Duncan Hames stands up for Wiltshire Town Centres

Duncan Hames MP spoke up for Wiltshire residents in a House of Commons debate on the future of town centres and high streets on the 17th January.
Duncan referred to the recent cases of Chippenham’s Sainsbury’s planning application and car parking …

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Youth Unemployment and Bank Bonuses | Opposition Day – [Un-allotted Day] | Commons debates

The hon. Lady is making a typically impassioned and impressive speech. On the question of whether the Government broke the deal, would she not, given her experience before coming to the House,…

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Youth Unemployment and Bank Bonuses | Opposition Day – [Un-allotted Day] | Commons debates

The hon. Lady is making a typically impassioned and impressive speech. On the question of whether the Government broke the deal, would she not, given her experience before coming to the House,…

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Executive Pay | Oral Answers to Questions – Work and Pensions | Commons debates

As we have heard, some hon. Members argue that nothing should be done to put at risk a light-touch, risk-based regulatory regime. In my right hon. Friend’s attempts to achieve cross-party…

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