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Written Question
Older Workers
Tuesday 25th March 2025

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged 66 and over who were in paid employment as of 1 January 2025.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 17th March is attached.

Written Question
Church of England: Bishops
Monday 17th February 2025

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reviewing the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 in relation to the provisions around the appointment of bishops within the Church of England.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Government introduced legislation on 13 February to remove the legal barrier to Roman Catholics holding the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. This short and narrowly-focused Bill facilitates the upcoming appointment of the first Roman Catholic Lord High Commissioner for the next General Assembly in May.

Written Question
Parliamentary Private Secretaries
Monday 9th September 2024

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries as of September 2024 is published on gov.uk and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-parliamentary-private-secretaries-pps-september-2024

Written Question
Parliamentary Private Secretaries
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

A list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries is published on gov.uk. An updated list will be published shortly, taking into account recent changes within Government.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary

"Does that mean that it is okay, if the material shared was not a matter of public security and was not secret or anything? Surely the code of practice for Ministers applies to everything. We cannot pick and choose between what is and what is not sensitive information. It is …..."
Ruth Cadbury - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary

"This debate has as its core the issue of standards and integrity in our politics. When he was appointed as Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Rishi Sunak) proclaimed that he would bring integrity back to Government. He certainly had a front-row seat to its disappearance, seeing …..."
Ruth Cadbury - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary

"I appreciate that, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I hope you will let me continue, because I will bring my speech back to the point about standards in public life, which is where I started and what I think this motion is fundamentally about.

Just to give some background, if you …..."
Ruth Cadbury - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary

"The Home Office has contracts with organisations such as Clearsprings Ready Homes, which then has contracts with a network of other agencies that are providing a terrible service. One person who works with these services said that asylum seekers receive food not fit for a dog and accommodation not fit …..."
Ruth Cadbury - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary

"All right, Madam Deputy Speaker. I take your point and I will keep my notes on that level of misuse of taxpayer money for another time.

I will conclude by saying that perhaps the Prime Minister could finally appoint an independent ethics adviser to ensure that when we see serious …..."
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Written Question
Boris Johnson
Monday 3rd October 2022

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Ministerial Direction was issued in regards to the decision to award a contract to Peters and Peters in relation to the opinion published regarding the Committee of Privileges' inquiry into the Rt. hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

Answered by Edward Argar - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

I refer the Hon Member to the answer to PQ 47506. Please see here https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-05/47506