Adjournment debate on Thursday, 13 July 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Terry Rooney. The answering member was Jim Murphy.

Jobcentre Plus

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Jobcentre Plus

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 448 c507-40WH
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Efficiency savings: Jobcentre Plus. Work and Pensions Select Committee second special report report - government response to the Committee's second report of session 2005-06 (HC 834).
Wednesday, 7 June 2006
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Efficiency savings: Jobcentre Plus. Work and Pensions Select Committee second report in 2 volumes with proceedings, evidence (HC 834 i-ii not printed seperately) and appendices.
Wednesday, 8 March 2006
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lord Wills | 448 c508WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for an excellent report. Does he agree that one problem is not only ...; Terry Rooney | 448 c508-9WH (Link to this contribution) I have a deal of sympathy with what my hon. Friend says. The situation has improved significantly si...; Lord Boswell of Aynho | 448 c509WH (Link to this contribution) I am admiring the thoughtful way in which the hon. Gentleman is putting his case. Will he accept thi...; Terry Rooney | 448 c509WH (Link to this contribution) I have long been an admirer of the hon. Gentleman and I am sure that he could have completed more th...; Anne Begg | 448 c509WH (Link to this contribution) The Committee thought that Jobcentre Plus was doing a good job and that the amalgamation of the Bene...; Terry Rooney | 448 c507-8WH (Link to this contribution) What a pleasure it is to present my first report of this nature with you in the Chair, Mr. Taylor—no...; Harry Cohen | 448 c512WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is making the important point that this material about how the efficiency savings are...; Terry Rooney | 448 c512-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am mindful of my hon. Friend’s comments. Government responses are like our own personal election a...; Speaker | 448 c512WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Interventions should be brief.; Terry Rooney | 448 c512WH (Link to this contribution) I do not think I need to add anything to those points. One of our recommendations was that the Depa...; Terry Rooney | 448 c510-1WH (Link to this contribution) There is no doubt that Jobcentre Plus does good things like that. I hate to say this, but, in 1984 I...; David Drew | 448 c511-2WH (Link to this contribution) I apologise for leaving in the middle of my hon. Friend’s speech, but I was in the quorum of an all-...; Terry Rooney | 448 c510WH (Link to this contribution) How can I resist Stockport?; Ann Coffey | 448 c510WH (Link to this contribution) I was interested in what my hon. Friend said about the difficulty with jobseeker’s allowance. Did th...; Terry Rooney | 448 c510WH (Link to this contribution) I would never disagree with my hon. Friend. She is my guide and mentor. She is absolutely right: in ...; Ann Coffey | 448 c510WH (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend give way before he moves on?; Ann Coffey | 448 c517-8WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. That was the underlying principle when we set up Jobcentre P...; Harry Cohen | 448 c518-9WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Select Committee Chairman, my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Roo...; Jenny Willott | 448 c519WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has just raised the important issue of the work load, particularly on the adviser...; Greg Mulholland | 448 c515WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman mentioned the question mark about leadership in Jobcentre Plus and referred to CM...; John Penrose | 448 c515-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises a point that I made earlier; I have already covered that. Clearly, it is a...; Ann Coffey | 448 c516-7WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Chairman of the Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Roo...; John Leech | 448 c517WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Lady agree that one advantage of that face-to-face contact is that families can build ...; John Penrose | 448 c513-4WH (Link to this contribution) I should like to pick up on some of the comments made by the Chairman of the Work and Pensions Commi...; Lord Boswell of Aynho | 448 c514WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that if there is to be effective management, accurate reporting of informa...; John Penrose | 448 c514-5WH (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with that point. Without effective information, any management in any organisatio...; Danny Alexander | 448 c522-7WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome the opportunity to debate this important report. I compliment the Select Committee on the ...; Harry Cohen | 448 c519-22WH (Link to this contribution) That is a valid point, and I note that one of the Government’s answers says that they are turning 9,...; Jim Murphy | 448 c534WH (Link to this contribution) We do take such issues seriously, and I acknowledge the hon. Gentleman’s point. However, the situati...; Speaker | 448 c534WH (Link to this contribution) Order. May I bring the Minister back to the topic of the debate, which is the Select Committee repor...; Jim Murphy | 448 c534-6WH (Link to this contribution) Of course, Mr. Taylor, but the point that I was making in response to the hon. Gentleman was that th...; Terry Rooney | 448 c536WH (Link to this contribution) I take my hon. Friend’s point. He is right. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resu...; Jim Murphy | 448 c537WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right. For those with mental illnesses or learning disabilities, That is the natur...; Terry Rooney | 448 c537WH (Link to this contribution) There is a danger of we parliamentarians grouping people together and thinking that they cannot do a...; Jim Murphy | 448 c537-8WH (Link to this contribution) There is no question whatever of that occurring. Our efforts to support a net reduction of 1 million...; Lord Boswell of Aynho | 448 c537WH (Link to this contribution) I strongly agree with the tenor of those comments. Does the Minister agree that it would be bizarre ...; Jim Murphy | 448 c538-40WH (Link to this contribution) I shall reflect on whether it is possible to provide the additional information that the hon. Gentle...; John Penrose | 448 c538WH (Link to this contribution) Will the details that the Minister plans to provide also include information about any additional ef...; Danny Alexander | 448 c528WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the point that the hon. Gentleman has just made, but is it not also important that desp...; Lord Boswell of Aynho | 448 c527-8WH (Link to this contribution) First, Mr. Taylor, may I say how pleasant it is to appear yet again under your chairmanship, and to ...; Lord Boswell of Aynho | 448 c533-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s encomium. Given that we are talking about jobseekers, it woul...; Jim Murphy | 448 c532-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is good to appear before you, Mr. Taylor; I am more comfortable when you chair proceedings than w...; Lord Boswell of Aynho | 448 c529-32WH (Link to this contribution) I was perhaps rather generously assuming that the Minister would wish to make some statement with a ...
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