Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Mar 2015
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"Does the hon. Gentleman think it right for a Government to take money from a city where a lot is paid in rates—with people from outside the area coming into it—and then spread it around the rest of the country?..."John Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Mar 2015
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"The best way to get the tax contribution is to give people real jobs with real pay; then we will get the money in...."John Robertson - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 11th June 2014
Asked by:
John Robertson (Labour - Glasgow North West)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings of the HM Revenue and Customs' Board and associated sub-committees for a) 2013 and b) 2014.
Answered by David Gauke
It is HMRC's policy to publish Board and Executive Committee minutes annually. The HMRC website is due to be updated with these in the next month. HMRC's Annual Report contains a summary of the key areas of work for each sub-Committee over the previous year.
Written Question
Wednesday 11th June 2014
Asked by:
John Robertson (Labour - Glasgow North West)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what issues the HM Revenue and Customs' Scrutiny Committee has addressed since its establishment in 2013.
Answered by David Gauke
The remit of the Scrutiny Committee is to advise the Board and Principal Accounting Officer on issues referred by the Board for in-depth review, challenge or assurance. Since its establishment in 2013, the Committee has reviewed the departmental security strategy as well as the department's complaints handling processes.
Written Question
Wednesday 11th June 2014
Asked by:
John Robertson (Labour - Glasgow North West)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the provision of debt advice for carers in a) Glasgow North West, b) Glasgow, c) Scotland and d) the UK.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom
The Money Advice Service (MAS) is responsible for the coordination of debt advice funding across the UK and has a statutory duty to improve the quality, consistency and availability of debt advice. In 2013/14 MAS funded 163,000 debt advice sessions in England and Wales. MAS also co-funds debt advice in Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government, which in the last financial year led to more than 11,000 people receiving advice.
MAS research shows that 4% of the clients of its funded services are carers. Research also suggests that advice over the phone can be particularly useful for carers and MAS has expanded its funded services to enable them to provide advice in this way. Carers are also able to access free debt advice over the phone from National Debtline and StepChange Debt Charity.
In Glasgow, there are two targeted projects which meet carers'specific needs. These are:
· Yorkhill Families Money and Debt Advice Support Project: Yorkhill hospital and Glasgow Central Citizens Advice Bureau together provide advice to families who are financially vulnerable because of their children's long-term health condition; and
· Glasgow Association for Mental Health Money and Debt Project, which provides free face-to-face advice debt advice to people with mental health problems across Glasgow and their carers.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 May 2014
Consumer Rights Bill
"The city of Glasgow is about to host the Commonwealth games, and a great deal of effort has been put into safeguarding tickets. Some of us have been shouting for a long time “Make ticket touting illegal!” Once it is illegal, we can take care of the other little bits …..."John Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jan 2014
Post Office Services
"I thank the speakers in the previous debate for giving me some extra time for this important debate. We have had many debates on post office services, and there will continue to be more unless we manage to solve the problems of the Post Office.
Post offices play a significant …..."John Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jan 2014
Post Office Services
"The hon. Gentleman is right, and I shall come on to some of those points as we move on. There is no doubt that larger post offices—and even sub-post offices, for that matter—are shutting. When I spoke at a conference for sub-postmasters from Glasgow and Ayrshire, they let me know …..."John Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jan 2014
Post Office Services
"That is quite all right, Madam Deputy Speaker; you are in charge, after all.
The decision not to award the green giro contract to the Post Office was another key example of how the importance and value to people of the institution’s future were not even considered. The move was …..."John Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jan 2014
Post Office Services
"The point that the hon. Member for Angus (Mr Weir) and I are trying to make to the Government is that post offices supply a service to people who need that service. We do not need a downgrading of the existing service, but it appears likely that the Government’s project …..."John Robertson - View Speech
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