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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Jan 2015
SportsDirect (USC Dundonald)

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree that it is wholly worrying that someone of Mr Ashley’s background, employment and business practice is moving into the highly delicate area of Scottish football, especially with a football team that is having difficulties at the moment?..."
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Written Question
Carers: Young People
Tuesday 9th December 2014

Asked by: Iain McKenzie (Labour - Inverclyde)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of young carers in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England.

Answered by Edward Timpson

The Department for Education does not have reliable official figures on the numbers of young carers in the UK and estimates vary considerably.

In England, the Department is investing in the first national research project on young carers. This will provide data about the numbers of young carers and their families, with information about the nature of the care they provide and the issues they face. Findings from this research should also offer a baseline from which we can measure the effectiveness of forthcoming legislative changes which aim to improve the identification and support of young carers and their families.

The devolved governments are responsible for children who are carers in their areas.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Under this Government, small businesses have been hit by a £1,500 rise in business rates. With so many of our small businesses up and down the country on our high streets under pressure, especially at this time of year, why will the Secretary of State and the Minister not back …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2014
National Minimum Wage

"What does my hon. Friend think of this Government’s lacklustre approach to, and lack of enthusiasm for, naming and shaming employers who pay under the living wage?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2014
National Minimum Wage

"I would like to tempt the Minister to say more about our proposal for “make work pay” contracts and partnership with the Government and business. Does he not think that business would embrace such contracts in order to promote investment in their employees’ skills, providing not just jobs but a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2014
National Minimum Wage

"We should pay tribute to the numerous Labour-controlled councils all over the country—and I speak for Scotland in particular—who have led the way in securing a living wage for their employees...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2014
National Minimum Wage

"The hon. Gentleman rightly says that there is disgust over zero-hours contracts. Has he impressed on his colleagues in the Government the need for a Bill that would enable us to end such contracts?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2014
National Minimum Wage

"My hon. Friend makes a good point about the £1,600 that people find themselves down each year in real-terms pay. That £1,600 would be spent in the local economy, thus promoting more jobs and sustaining more business...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Universal Postal Service

"Does my hon. Friend agree that we have seen this unfair competition before when the Conservatives were last in power and they privatised British Telecom? The other companies wanted the cities but not the rural areas, and now we see that again with Royal Mail...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Universal Postal Service

"It is not only about the commitment to deliver that mail for others; often, Royal Mail also has to sort that mail before delivering it for them...."
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