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Afghanistan
Monday 14th June 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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None Portrait Several hon. Members
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. May I congratulate the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin) on her ingenuity? I mean that genuinely. However, we will now focus specifically on people who are not associated with or linked to, but resident in, Wales.

Hywel Williams Portrait Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC)
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Can the Minister assure me that the Government are doing their utmost to protect existing jobs in small companies, for example by encouraging Departments not to take peremptory action on, say, unpaid tax or regulation matters?

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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Brief questions and brief answers are now of the essence.

Liz Kendall Portrait Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab)
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Will the Minister say what help to get off benefits and into work will be available for young people between the future jobs fund ending, which he said would happen in a couple of months, and the Government’s new single Work programme, which he said would not be available until March 2011?

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