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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Harrogate borough is part of the roll-out of universal credit, and the feedback from jobseekers and employers has been universally positive. Will the Minister explain a bit more about the benefits to the UK economy as a whole when this roll-out is completed?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2014
DWP: Performance

"My hon. Friend is making some important points about the success of universal credit. When we visited that jobcentre, we met users who emphasised the fact that universal credit was making work pay. Surely that is something to which Governments have been aspiring for decades...."
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Written Question
Social Security Benefits
Monday 30th June 2014

Asked by: Andrew Jones (Conservative - Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of changes in the cost to the public purse of benefits payments as a result of changes in employment levels since May 2010.

Answered by Esther McVey

Since 2010/11 expenditure on benefits and tax credits paid to people not in work has fallen in real terms from £43.2bn to £42.2bn in 2013/14, and is forecast to fall further, to £40.6bn this year. This is due to a combination of factors including welfare reform, changes to benefits and significant employment growth. The number of people in work has risen by 1.7 million since 2010, and the number of people claiming the main out of work benefits has fallen by over 700,000.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Mar 2014
Quality Workplace Pensions

"I warmly welcome the statement. Strong, quality workplace pensions are critical to dignity and security in old age. Who does the Minister think will be the big beneficiary of these changes?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"10. What recent assessment he has made of trends in auto-enrolment...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"What have the Government done to ease the burdens on employers, particularly the small and medium-sized enterprises that play such a dominant role in the business mix in my constituency?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Jul 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. What assessment has my hon. Friend made of the number of people who have come off the main unemployment benefits since May 2010?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 May 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. What progress has my hon. Friend made on transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged individuals and families in our society?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Dec 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

"21. What steps has the Minister taken to improve the performance of Work programme providers?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Nov 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

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