Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Oct 2019
The Economy
"The Chancellor said that the economic prosperity has been delivered by the hard work of the British people. Does he agree that that is the 14 million people who are now in poverty and the 4.5 million children who are living in poverty, and why is his Queen’s Speech silent …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Oct 2019
Unregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-olds
"The hon. Gentleman is making an important speech on an important subject. In my own constituency, we have a high number of homes—often regulated ones, which is good—but because we are in the wilds the children who tend to be sent there are the runners, who have run away from …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Oct 2019
Unregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-olds
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Written Question
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Asked by:
Ruth George (Labour - High Peak)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with cases of tax credit overpayment are (a) having and (b) not having deductions made from an ongoing tax credit claim.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
HMRC’s tax credits system does not contain readily available information on the number of people with cases of tax credit overpayment that are (a) having and (b) not having deductions made from an ongoing tax credit claim. Estimates could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [Lords]
"Does the hon. Member intend to let hon. Members who have gathered in the House for the debate on youth services, or lack thereof, to discuss that important matter? The number of pages left of his speech indicates that he does not. It would be nice if he could inform …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Youth Services
"It is good to hear that there are some isolated examples of youth work going on, but in my county of Derbyshire every single youth worker has been made redundant—ironically, on the same day we had our first knife stabbing by young people, in Buxton. That is what is happening …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Youth Services
"My hon. Friend and the hon. Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy) have made excellent points about services in rural areas. High Peak is another rural area that is now being targeted by county lines drugs gangs. Our young people desperately need youth services at the exact time when they are …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Youth Services
"It gives me great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle), who is such an expert and has done so much work in this field. I shall speak about our experience of youth work and youth services in a corner of north Derbyshire.
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Written Question
Wednesday 24th July 2019
Asked by:
Ruth George (Labour - High Peak)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Valuation Office Agency budgeted for appeals against revaluations of business rate liabilities in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much of that budget was spent in each of those years.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Valuation Office Agency does not hold data broken down in this way. The combined costs of delivering work on Business Rates and Council Tax, as published each year in the Agency’s Annual Report and Accounts, are set out below:
Business Rates and Council Tax | Expenditure £m |
2010-11 | 156.8 |
2011-12 | 160.5 |
2012-13 | 150.6 |
2013-14 | 152.3 |
2014-15 | 150.4 |
2015-16 | 169.3 |
2016-17 | 167.7 |
2017-18 | 157.6 |
2018-19 | 158.0 |
Written Question
Wednesday 24th July 2019
Asked by:
Ruth George (Labour - High Peak)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of the business taxation system.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government has no plans at present to review business taxation.
All aspects of the tax system are kept under review and are subject to change through the annual Budget, in the context of the wider public finances, with any future changes to the tax system being announced through this process.