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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 464W, on insolvency, how much the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service paid in relation to the collapse of Woolworths; and how much of that amount was paid in...

Asked by
Diana Johnson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 July 2014
Reference
203335; 584 c136W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information her Department holds on the number of former Woolworth workers who (a) have received help through Jobcentre Plus, (b) are in employment and (c) are out of work.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 February 2010
Reference
506 c741-2W;506 c742W; 304393
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many former employees of Woolworths have undertaken government retraining courses; and how many of these have since been employed in the role for which they were retrained.

Asked by
John Hayes (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2009
Reference
494 c1129W; 274056
House
House of Commons

(2) how many former Woolworth employees are claiming jobseeker's allowance in each parliamentary constituency.

Asked by
Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2009
Reference
494 c684W; 279101
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many former Woolworth employees have been placed into new employment by Jobcentre Plus in each constituency;

Asked by
Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2009
Reference
494 c684W; 279100
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to ensure that former Woolworth employees are helped back into work.

Asked by
Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 June 2009
Reference
494 c164-5W; 279102
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of staff made redundant by Woolworth (a) accessed services and (b) have found new work through the Jobcentre Plus rapid response service.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 May 2009
Reference
492 c572W; 266123
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his contribution of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 176, on Woolworths, how many people made redundant from Woolworths as a result of its closure have found work through Jobcentre Plus.

Asked by
Lord Harper (Conservative)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 April 2009
Reference
491 c119W; 263741
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what information his Department holds on the number of former Woolworths shop premises which have been occupied by other businesses.

Asked by
Marquess of Lothian (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 March 2009
Reference
489 c1240W;489 c1242W; 260896
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assistance his Department plans to provide to the Woolworth's workforce; and if he will take steps to ensure that Woolworth's observes its statutory obligations with regard to its workforce.

Asked by
Jamie Reed (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 January 2009
Reference
486 c979-80W; 244452
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what options his Department has to assist Woolworths in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Jamie Reed (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 January 2009
Reference
486 c759W; 244340
House
House of Commons

Many of us have constituents who work for Woolworths. Will the Department for Work and Pensions issue a statement in the near future that gives advice about where those people can go for assistance if they need it, particularly in relation to some of the measures that the Government have...

Member
Clive Efford (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
11 December 2008
Reference
485 c683
House
House of Commons

I share my hon. Friend's concern for those employed by Woolworths, many of whom have worked there for many years. This has been devastating news for them, and I reassure them that the Government will do everything we possibly can to help them with a difficult situation before Christmas. Jobcentre...

Member
Baroness Harman (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
11 December 2008
Reference
485 c683
House
House of Commons

To ask MMC to consider proposed takeover of Dixons by Woolworth

Asked by
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 1990
Reference
164 c531W;164 c529W
House
House of Commons

To make representations to management of F.W. Woolworth plc in respect of their product lines Christmas Snow & Silly String, in view of their ozone-depleting properties & to take steps to ban use of ozone-depleting chemicals in non-essential products

Asked by
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 December 1989
Reference
163 c754W
House
House of Commons