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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2014
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2014
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Written Question
Crisis Loans
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
Jobseeker's Allowance
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
Jobseeker's Allowance
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.


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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

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2014
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Dec 2013
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]

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