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Written Question
Inflation: Coronavirus
Tuesday 2nd June 2020

Asked by: Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the basis of monthly inflation figures produced by the Office for National Statistics remains comparable during the period of the covid-19 lockdown throughout the UK.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.

Speech in General Committees - Mon 09 Mar 2020
Draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2020

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. Her Majesty’s armed forces represent this country across the world, fighting to liberate civilians from the scourge of trans-national terrorist organisations, providing vital training to other nations, serving on peacekeeping missions, and stepping in to provide humanitarian relief in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 May 2019
Wales: Regional Development Funding

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) on the case that he made.

As we have heard, Wales has been a net beneficiary of European regional development funding. In recent years we have seen towns …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"10. Wales has been a net beneficiary of EU structural funds and we were told we would not lose a penny when we leave the EU, so can we have certainty on the UK prosperity fund? When will the Secretary of State start to do his job, stand up for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on people in Wales of the UK Government’s recent changes to welfare benefits. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Universal credit is a shambles. In my constituency, a homeless gentleman was told that phone claims for universal credit were not allowed, and that claims must be online only, although he has no access to IT or a computer. Vulnerability was not considered, and, ironically, the man was even offered …..."
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Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Cyber Innovation Fund
Tuesday 22nd May 2018

Asked by: Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and to which companies his Department has allocated funding from the Cyber Innovation Fund.

Answered by David Lidington

The Cyber Innovation Fund is now part of the broader National Security Strategic Investment Fund to find innovative solutions to national security problems from early stage companies. Funding decisions to support cyber security companies have yet to be taken.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T8. Estimates show that 4,000 people in the five pilot areas were turned away because they did not have the required ID, so will the Government now abandon their plans for voter ID?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reducing the time taken to make universal credit payments in Wales. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The DWP’s own analysis shows that half those with rent arrears under universal credit said that they had gone into arrears after making a claim. Is the Minister content with the fact that more Welsh families who were not previously in arrears have begun 2018 in debt following their claim …..."
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