Restart Scheme: Per Capita Costs

12 May 2022

Department for Work and Pensions

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost per participant of the Restart Scheme.

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[1st day]

10 May 2022

Debate on the Address

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

I was critical about parliamentary humour before, but we can all aspire to that example; it is truly a miracle that the Prime Minister is still in his job. But that is not the jobs miracle that...

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[1st day]

10 May 2022

Debate on the Address

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

It is an honour to be called in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, and a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale). Although I disagree with him about much in...

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Homes for Ukraine Scheme

28 Apr 2022

Home Office

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target response time for visa applications through the Homes for Ukraine scheme is and (b) current response time is.

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Correspondence

26 Apr 2022

Department for Transport

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the anticipated response time is for DVLA queries from hon. Members or their offices regarding constituents' concerns.

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Football Governance

25 Apr 2022

Commons debates

The only thing better than working on this fan-led review of football with the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) is being on the football pitch with her. She has been...

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Working Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child Limit - [Steve McCabe in the Chair]

21 Apr 2022

Backbench Business

Alison McGovern made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

Will the Minister give way?

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Jobcentres

20 Apr 2022

Department for Work and Pensions

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she provide details of each Jobcentre Plus in the UK, broken down by (a) permanent and (b) temporary job centres.

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Sector-based Work Academy Programme

04 Apr 2022

Department for Work and Pensions

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based work academy programme starts there were up to the latest date for which information is available.

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Social Mobility

30 Mar 2022

Women and Equalities

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

Social mobility is a laudable aim that everyone in the House agrees with, but this week I was shocked to see Action for Children report that nearly half of children surveyed from low-income...

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Financial Statement

23 Mar 2022

Commons debates

The Government have been warned privately and publicly not to make up employment statistics, so alarm bells rang when the Chancellor of the Exchequer glossed over the employment numbers in his...

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Upskilling and Changing Career Paths

21 Mar 2022

Work and Pensions

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister has just accepted the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) that far too many people in this country are stuck in low-paid work....

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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]

16 Mar 2022

Westminster Hall debates

Just to remind the Minister, when will the Government respond to the in-work progression report?

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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]

16 Mar 2022

Westminster Hall debates

Perhaps the hon. Member could ask those other employers why real wages are not increasing, because that is what the data tells us is happening. Unfortunately, it turns out that the rules of...

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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]

16 Mar 2022

Westminster Hall debates

As I mentioned the hon. Gentleman, I will give way to him.

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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]

16 Mar 2022

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for, and congratulate him on, securing this debate in...

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Kickstart Scheme

15 Mar 2022

Treasury

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

Just in case colleagues in the House did not quite hear the Chief Secretary, he admitted that kickstart has failed. It promised young people 250,000 jobs and got barely half of that. But it is...

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Support for Ukraine

08 Mar 2022

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

I agree with the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), who asked the first question on this. Like all bullies, Vladimir Putin demonstrates horrific patterns of behaviour. He helped to starve...

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Ukraine

22 Feb 2022

Commons debates

Many Syrians will know that the continuation of Putin’s aggression was not only predictable, but predicted on both sides of this House. Does the Prime Minister agree that, as was true in...

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Cost of Living and Food Insecurity

08 Feb 2022

Commons debates

I thank all those who have spoken in this debate and I welcome the Secretary of State—I presume it means that he has not been reshuffled and can hear the end of the debate. I thank all...

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