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HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsI do not believe that it is correct to say that the Government are taking money out of universal credit. I am sure the hon. Gentleman remembers the previous Budget when a…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsThe hon. Lady makes a very good point about the benefits freeze. That is something to which I intend to return at the end of my remarks. It is unquestionably the case that the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsThe hon. Gentleman raises a very good point, but, as I have already said, we had a long period of employment, but with little or no wage increases. We have now started to come out…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for Work and Pensionsrose —02 Jul 2019HANSARDManagement of Offenders: Local Authorities and PCCsWill the Secretary of State commit to exploring co-commissioning so that probation can leverage in wider funding and serve common needs?04 Jun 2019HANSARDManagement of Offenders: Local Authorities and PCCs9. What steps his Department is taking to work with (a) local authorities and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners in the management of offenders.04 Jun 2019HANSARDSchool FundingLike my hon. Friend, I am an Essex MP, and like her, I have heard concerns from my local headteachers about funding. Does she agree that the national funding formula is a…25 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit Preparations: CostI thank the Minister for his answer. Has his Department conducted any analysis of the costs of running a second referendum, and will he confirm that a second referendum is not…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeMy hon. Friend is being generous with his time and is making some excellent points. Something that struck me from the correspondence that I have received from constituents is that…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit Preparations: Cost3. What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department’s preparations for the UK to leave the EU.04 Apr 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income StatisticsDoes the Secretary of State agree that growing up in a workless household is one of the most damaging factors for a child’s life chances? Consequently, will she commit to…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkWill the Minister build on the point that he has just made, and congratulate all the businesses—such as Brentwood Community Print in my constituency—which, entirely off their own…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. He is being customarily generous with his time. May I return to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil…22 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Does the House have the authority to suspend the Standing Orders that prevent motions from being brought back to the House in the same form?18 Mar 2019HANSARDCyber-securityI was concerned to read that three quarters of FTSE 350 companies are not aware of the risks associated with businesses in their supply chain, particularly with businesses with…13 Mar 2019HANSARDCyber-security7. What steps his Department is taking to help improve the cyber-security of public and private sector organisations.13 Mar 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is an honour to be able to speak in this estimates day debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for High Peak (Ruth George) on starting us off. It was a pleasure, for the first…26 Feb 2019HANSARDBell RingingI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. Will she tell us what the Church of England is doing to encourage young people into bell ringing, so that we can foster the…21 Feb 2019HANSARDBell Ringing3. What steps the Church of England is taking to support bell ringing in its churches.21 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FarmingWill the Minister reassure the House that food production will remain central to agricultural policy and that we will continue to encourage farmers to produce food of the very…21 Feb 2019