Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kwasi Kwarteng and Yasmin Qureshi

Tuesday 23rd March 2021 Commons Chamber

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

I am very pleased that the right hon. Gentleman is so enthusiastic about our British ingenuity and hard work. I and my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer are always working extremely hard and are very focused on trying to promote innovation in this country in our research and development base.

[Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)]

What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the wedding industry.

Housing Benefit

Debate between Kwasi Kwarteng and Yasmin Qureshi

Tuesday 9th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

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[Yasmin Qureshi]

I promise to allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene in a moment.

On average, the impact of the local housing allowance on my constituency of Bolton South East will be £52 per month for a two-bedroom flat, with an average loss of £39 on properties that have more than two bedrooms. That may not seem like a vast amount of money to some hon. Members here—