Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2020
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"The Secretary of State says that there will be no border down the Irish sea or across the island of Ireland. The fact that the Government are intent on diverging from existing standards, however, means that checks of some sort will have to take place in Northern Ireland. What kind …..."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2020
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"14. What recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) economic and (b) social effect on Northern Ireland of the UK leaving the EU. ..."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2020
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"The Government’s assessment of the economic impact of the withdrawal agreement had little by way of forecasts in terms of Northern Ireland. Does the Minister agree that this shows the lack of regard that the Government have shown to Northern Ireland throughout the Brexit process?..."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 1st February 2017
Asked by:
Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
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to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the provision of public services of the absence of an agreed budget in Northern Ireland.
Answered by James Brokenshire
Agreeing a budget will be an important priority for the incoming Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that public services continue to be delivered for the people of Northern Ireland.
If a Budget Act is not passed before the start of the new financial year, powers are available to the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Finance to continue funding public services.
Written Question
Tuesday 1st November 2016
Asked by:
Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
In light of the Government’s manifesto commitment to achieve three million new apprenticeship starts in England by the end of the Parliament, the Cabinet Office will be centrally collecting data on apprenticeships to allow the Civil Service to report on its contribution towards the national target.
One apprenticeship has been created in my Department to date. This is based in London and commenced in February 2016. I am therefore unable to comment on whether the apprentice will later secure a job in the Civil Service.
As my department has 42 staff based in England this meets the apprenticeship target set by the Civil Service.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2016
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"10. In the recent referendum, Northern Ireland voted to remain. In large part, that was due to issues relating to the border with the Irish Republic. This is a key issue for the Secretary of State, but more so for working families, so will he tell us what the Government’s …..."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jun 2016
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"Q12. Every day, around 6,000 people—many of them children—take on new caring responsibilities, providing unpaid care for an older or disabled family member or friend, yet many carers tell me they feel abandoned by everyone, including the Government. In this Carers Week, will the Prime Minister pledge that his Government …..."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 8th June 2016
Asked by:
Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle low pay in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Ben Wallace
This Government is committed to delivering a higher wage, lower tax and lower welfare society.
That is why we have introduced the new National Living Wage of £7.20 which will benefit 100,000 people in Northern Ireland and increase annual wages by up to £900.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2015
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"15. Some 89,000 working families in Northern Ireland receive an average of £4,000 a year from the child element of tax credit. How will the Minister help them to restore the money that they will lose when the Prime Minister implements his welfare cuts?..."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
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"9. What steps the Government are taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland...."Alex Cunningham - View Speech
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