Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Why is no help available to get people with mental health problems back on to employment and support allowance, when they have voluntarily come off ESA and gone on to jobseeker’s allowance, wrongly believing that they were fit to work, only to be sanctioned for failing to comply with their …..."John Leech - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"10. What estimate he made of the potential savings to the public purse that would arise from implementation of the under-occupancy penalty; and what estimate he has made of the amount saved to date by that implementation...."John Leech - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2014
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"How many people have been forced to move from social housing into more expensive private rented accommodation, where the housing benefit bill has actually risen, and how much has it cost the Department?..."John Leech - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 30th June 2014
Asked by:
John Leech (Liberal Democrat - Manchester, Withington)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average loan award made for the purpose of paying rent in advance was in the last year of operation of crisis loans.
Answered by Steve Webb
Crisis Loans may have been awarded for more than one purpose (for example rent in advance and living expenses). The department does not hold the data to accurately calculate the average award made solely for the purpose of rent in advance.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th June 2014
Asked by:
John Leech (Liberal Democrat - Manchester, Withington)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants who received a benefits sanction are eligible for the 80 per cent hardship payment of their jobseeker's allowance personal entitlement allowance.
Answered by Esther McVey
The information requested is not available.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th June 2014
Asked by:
John Leech (Liberal Democrat - Manchester, Withington)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants who had their benefits sanctioned and received 80 per cent of their jobseeker's allowance personal entitlement allowance (a) appealed and (b) did not appeal against the decision.
Answered by Esther McVey
The information requested is not available.
Written Question
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Monday 24th March 2014
Asked by:
John Leech (Liberal Democrat - Manchester, Withington)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that employers with employees who earn less than £10,000 per year will be legally obliged to provide those employees with an auto-enrolment pension scheme.
Answered by Steve Webb
Jobholders who earn less than the automatic enrolment earnings trigger of £10,000 and who are not eligible for automatic enrolment may opt in to pension saving. Employers are legally obliged to enrol anyone who opts into an automatic enrolment qualifying scheme and to pay the required employer contribution.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"11. Does the Minister agree that any change to licence fee enforcement would go against the coalition agreement of 2010, which committed to a full financial settlement for the BBC up to the end of 2016-17, given that it has been estimated that the amendment, if passed, could cost the …..."John Leech - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"Whether it is financial mismanagement that results in clubs losing their grounds, or bonkers owners trying to change team names or team colours, surely it is time for parliamentary intervention to protect the rights and interests of fans...."John Leech - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Dec 2013
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]
"Does the hon. Lady have a view on what level of compensation could be paid without insurance companies passing on the cost to current policyholders?..."John Leech - View Speech
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