My speeches and debates in Parliament - Mike Amesbury MP

Universal Credit: Fraud

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants of universal credit that were referred for investigation into fraud were referred after her Department introduced...

Universal Credit: Fraud

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy to reinstate legacy benefits to people who have been migrated from those benefits to universal credit as...

Universal Credit: Fraud

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of universal credit scams.

Universal Credit: Fraud

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) individuals and (b) third party individuals investigated for universal credit fraud have been (a) referred for prosecution and...

Universal Credit: Fraud

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost to her Department of universal credit scams to date.

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Commons debates

Is the creation of a hard border in the Irish sea maintaining the Union?

Public Services

Debate on the Address

Mike Amesbury made a speech in the House of Commons

A Prime Minister who is economical with the truth with the Queen and with the electorate is a Prime Minister who is going to pay the price sometime soon. How does the newly proclaimed Tory love...

Public Services

Debate on the Address

Mike Amesbury made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a pleasure to follow the powerful speech from my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Ruth George). A considerable number of media and political commentators have waxed lyrical about the...

Britain’S Place in the World

Commons debates

What are the Government doing to stop fracking on a global scale?

Thomas Cook: Insolvency

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide pension protection for Thomas Cook staff.

Thomas Cook: Insolvency

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of Thomas Cook who have lost their jobs following the company's collapse have been offered alternative employment...

Thomas Cook: Insolvency

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what dedicated emergency support her Department has put in place to help and advise Thomas Cook members of staff who have lost their jobs.

Employment: Young People

Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury made a speech in the House of Commons

Well-paid, secure work is a good route out of poverty, yet far too many young people—11%—are not in education, employment and training under this Government; or they are in low-paid...

Child Maintenance Service: Payment Recovery from Absent Parents

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Owen. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) on bringing the debate to Westminster Hall today, as well as the 13...

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform - [Albert Owen in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

If there is evidence of mis-selling and collusion between solicitors and developers, what action can the Government take?

Deaths of Homeless People

Commons debates

Cuts have consequences. Quite clearly, if we take £37 billion a year out of social security, there are consequences. It is time to end the benefits freeze and build genuinely affordable...

Health Infrastructure Plan

Commons debates

May I welcome the new Minister to his place and give him the opportunity to make his mark? Halton Hospital has been turned down twice for much-needed capital investment. It is desperate for...

No-Deal Brexit: Short Positions Against the Pound

Commons debates

I welcome the new Minister to his place. Will he clarify the statement he made earlier that the former Chancellor, the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), is part of the...

Thomas Cook

Commons debates

Penny Jepson has lost her job after working for Thomas Cook for 16 years—one of 9,000 people. She is concerned about the inept response from the Government. It is costing an absolute...

Magistrates' Courts: Closures

Ministry of Justice

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of magistrates courts closures on (a) waiting times for cases to be heard and (b) the frequency...