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HANSARDUniversal Credit: First PaymentsUniversal credit payment timeliness continues to improve and is near a record high, with the most recent data showing we paid 83% of new claims in full and on time.07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to praise the people who work for the DWP in his constituency. We have more than 4,000 civil servants in service centres nationally and we constantly…07 Oct 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019I have just laid out that we increased the amount of money for discretionary housing payments. I have spoken to Shirley-Anne Somerville, the Scottish Minister, and it is my…07 Oct 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Government have lifted 400,000 people out of absolute poverty since 2010 and that income inequality has fallen. I encourage the hon.…07 Oct 2019HANSARDLabour Market UpdateLatest data released in September shows UK employment has increased by 3.7 million since 2010. Around three-quarters of that increase in employment has come from full-time,…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Vessel Emissions: River ThamesWell, I will not commit to write to the hon. Gentleman personally, but I will share his request with the Maritime Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani). I…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Vessel Emissions: River ThamesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) on his perseverance in securing this…04 Sept 2019HANSARDAir Pollution: Local Authority FundingThe Government have invested £3.5 billion in improving air quality and £495 million is specifically set aside for councils where they are in breach of nitrogen dioxide limits. We…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government absolutely take that seriously. Investment in sewerage has seen a huge reduction in phosphorous and ammonia entering waters, and the Environment Agency is very…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDiscussions on the spending review are already under way, particularly with the Mayor of London, and we are considering what more we can do to boost resources. Particulate matter…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman has raised that issue before. It is important that people obey the law, but I encourage him and others to take evidence to the police so that the Crown…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSingle Use Plastics DirectiveIndeed. The Government published their response to the consultation just the other day, and we have indicated again our support for continuing with the scheme. I know that people…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSingle Use Plastics DirectiveThe Government strongly supported the single use plastics directive, partly because we were already undertaking several of the actions proposed. I am confident that the necessary…25 Jul 2019HANSARDAir Pollution: Local Authority FundingI hope that my hon. Friend is aware that councils already have many powers to improve issues relating to cars and other vehicles, especially around schools. I would encourage her…25 Jul 2019HANSARDAir Pollution: Local Authority FundingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to talk about the importance of tackling air pollution with regard to lung health and other medical conditions. That is why we have been…25 Jul 2019HANSARDAir Pollution: Local Authority FundingIt is the absolute priority for the people who are developing the third runway to come forward with a plan that meets environmental targets in law. If they do not, they will not…25 Jul 2019HANSARDAir Pollution: Local Authority FundingI have had to send back the plan to the Mayor of Greater Manchester because it is not ambitious enough in making changes in Manchester as quickly as possible to improve air…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLewis Pugh was one of our “Year of Green Action” ambassadors and I am delighted that he continues to raise awareness of this issue. My hon. Friend will be aware of the 41 new…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. For several years there has been an economic calculation about the cost of repairing the causes of leakages rather than doing something…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsI hear what my hon. Friend says. Ofwat is a champion of the consumer, and I hope that in its recent interventions with the water companies he will recognise some of the progress…22 Jul 2019