Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
"On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. My apologies to the right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar) and the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) for not being able to give them prior notice of my point of order because they were on telling duty. …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Jun 2019
Family Law
"I shall not detain the House for too long with my remarks on this important statutory instrument that has considerable effects on our constituents. I cannot, for the life of me, think why these Benches are not heaving at the moment.
I wish to draw two specific matters to the …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Developing a theme from this side of the House, I had the pleasure of visiting my local jobcentre on Friday. Will my hon. Friend pay tribute to the hard-working staff who are delivering record levels of employment in my constituency?..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 17th October 2016
Asked by:
William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made in reducing long-term youth unemployment.
Answered by Damian Hinds
We have made considerable progress since 2010. Youth unemployment has fallen by a third and there are now nearly 320,000 fewer young people unemployed. Only 5.7% of the youth population are unemployed and not in full-time education – a rate that is a near record low.
Written Question
Thursday 9th June 2016
Asked by:
William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library copies of all letters, leaflets and other material from his Department circulated to (a) stakeholders and (b) members of the public on the EU referendum; what the costs of the production and distribution of that material has been since 1 January 2016; and what he estimates the cost of any further production and distribution of such material will be between 6 May 2016 and 23 June 2016.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (John Penrose) UIN 38811.
Written Question
Monday 1st February 2016
Asked by:
William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that small and micro-employers are able to comply with automatic enrolment for workplace pensions.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
5.81 million people have already been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by 78,789 employers
We are focused on making compliance with automatic enrolment duties as straightforward as possible –especially for small and micro employers, to continue to build on this success.
As part of this, the Pensions Regulator has launched a new, simplified and much shorter ‘Step by Step’ guide on their website. This interactive Step by Step guide will help employers easily find out what they will need to do to comply by way of an easier to navigate, personalised journey. The number of steps an employer now has to take has reduced from 11 to just 5. This is designed to meet the specific needs of smaller employers who may well not have pensions experience, including those with just one or two staff. In addition, The Regulator provides online content for business advisers who play an important role in supporting smaller employers to meet their legal duties.
The Regulator has simplified and tailored all letters and guides to ensure that their guidance is easy for small employers to follow; and is working with the key providers in the automatic enrolment market to ensure that employers are offered a consistent automatic enrolment journey.
The Regulator’s website also provides guidance on what to consider when choosing a scheme and includes the list of independently audited, high quality ‘master trusts’ pension schemes. This will make scheme choice (one of the biggest challenges for small employers) easier.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"What steps are the Government taking to ensure that all employees are fully informed of the new auto-enrolment pensions?..."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"19. What progress he has made on increasing the number of people with disabilities who are in work; and if he will make a statement...."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I invite the Minister to a Disability Confident event in my constituency, which will take place next spring? He will meet some brilliant charities, such as Independent Options and ARC, which provide work for, and teach life skills to, people with a range of disabilities...."William Wragg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Calum Kerr). I wish him a long and distinguished career in the House. I hope that he and his colleagues will forgive me if I add that I hope to see his seat represented here for …..."William Wragg - View Speech
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