Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2015
Child Poverty
"Higher education standards, more apprenticeships and real jobs are what will drive down poverty, not borrowing large sums of money and spending it on benefits. Does my right hon. Friend agree?..."David T C Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 24th March 2015
Asked by:
David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 227137, how many applications have been made by police forces to his Department for information on the addresses of wanted persons in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Esther McVey
The information requested is not available.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"8. What assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on rates of employment...."David T C Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does my right hon. Friend agree that our changes to benefits regulations have ensured that record numbers of people are now in work, and that this coalition Government are delivering jobs, prosperity and growth and that the only alternative from Labour Members is more debt, deficit and dole queues?..."David T C Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"2. What assessment he has made of the effect of his welfare reforms on the economy...."David T C Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I commend my right hon. Friend on these reforms, which as he said have led to record falls in unemployment while also cutting the deficit? Does he agree with me that all of this is threatened by the policies suggested by Labour Members, who caused the financial chaos that …..."David T C Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 13th October 2014
Asked by:
David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Health and Safety Executive has issued on the use of e-cigarettes in the workplace.
Answered by Lord Harper
The Health and Safety Executive has issued no guidance on the use of e-cigarettes in the workplace.
Smoking in the workplace, including the use of e-cigarettes, is dealt with as a public health matter within Great Britain. The Department of Health takes the lead on this in England, in Wales this is a matter for the Welsh Assembly Government and in Scotland it is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive.
Written Question
Monday 13th October 2014
Asked by:
David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money fraudulently claimed by Ms Janet Curtis has been recovered.
Answered by Lord Harper
Recovering overpaid benefit is a high priority for DWP and we take all reasonable and lawful steps to achieve this. We are unable to supply the information requested because of our duties under data protection legislation.
Written Question
Monday 30th June 2014
Asked by:
David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time taken to settle a personal independence payment claim is.
Answered by Mike Penning
The information you have requested is not currently available. Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication but releasing them at this stage would give an incorrect representation of the process since the system has not yet reached maturity, and further quality assurance of the data is required.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 01 May 2014
Housing Benefit (Wales)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. We have worked together in another capacity in Europe, but it is good to be here with you this afternoon to discuss two important issues for the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs. The first is the impact of the …..."David T C Davies - View Speech
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