14th March 2008
Mr. Stephen Crabb: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
The purpose of this Bill is to bring clarity to an area of law that has been beset with controversy and confusion in recent years, leading to enormous negative practical consequences for interested parties. I am talking about the legal framework for the application of civil ...
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28th February 2008
Mr. Stephen Crabb : I am very pleased to provide the final Back-Bench contribution to this afternoon’s St. David’s day debate, which has been interesting. I was particularly impressed with the speech made by the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. Davies). It is fantastic that we have people like him in this House—slightly different MPs who are free from the ...
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22nd January 2008
Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): I intend to focus on some of the provisions that are actually in the Bill, particularly those dealing with gas import and storage infrastructure. If I have time, I shall say a little about the reforms of the renewables obligation.
In our energy debates in the House, much of the background noise—which has been heard at several ...
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2nd April 2008
Dr. Hywel Francis: What recent assessment he has made of employment trends in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy): Employment in Wales continues to be at historically high levels, with 122,000 people now in work in Wales, and unemployment down by 30 per cent. since 1997.
Mr. Stephen Crabb: The question ...
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27th February 2008
Nia Griffith: What recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on the reduction in the number of HM Revenue and Customs offices in west Wales.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Huw Irranca-Davies): My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues at Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Department for ...
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30th January 2008
Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): What assurances can the Minister give that, contrary to recent reports, no British aid whatever is being used to fund extremist educational materials in the Palestinian territories that indoctrinate children and young people in Palestine with the belief that martyrdom or the murder of apostates is a legitimate political or religious aim?
Mr. Malik: The hon. Gentleman ...
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24th April 2008
Mr. Crabb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the level of Government borrowing benchmarked against other major economies.
Angela Eagle: Over the economic cycle that began in 1997-98, UK public sector net borrowing averaged 1.0 per cent. of GDP, whereas for both the euro area and OECD as a whole, borrowing averaged 2 per cent. ...
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21st April 2008
Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of total aid spending by his Department was received by the 30 recipients in receipt of the greatest value of aid in 2006-07.
Mr. Malik: The 30 recipients in receipt of the greatest value of aid received 73 per cent. in total of Department for International Development (DFID) ...
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31st March 2008
Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the implementation of the local housing allowance.
Mr. Plaskitt: The local housing allowance will roll out nationally from 7 April 2008 to all tenants who make a new claim for housing benefit in the de-regulated private rented sector.
It has already been successfully implemented and ...
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