To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Ceredigion, (b) Wales and (c) the UK are not eligible for the new state pension due to having less than 10 years of National Insurance contributions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the requirement for a person to have 10 years of qualifying national insurance contributions to receive any state pension on poverty and homeless...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to bring the maximum amount for the old state pension in line with the new state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons claimants are required to have 35 years of national insurance contributions instead of 30 years to qualify for the new state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the maximum amount available under the new state pension is higher than the maximum amount available under the old state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults in England and Wales have a criminal record for offences committed when under the age of 18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Child Maintenance Service's practice of allowing a five working days' grace period for non-payment of child maintenance payments.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government's annual migration figures include seasonal workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission the Migration Advisory Committee to produce an interim report on seasonal workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has of the effect on employment of proposed changes to the sale of knives online on people who purchase knives and sharp-edged tools for their profession.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on employment of proposed changes to the sale of knives online on people who purchase knives for their profession and live in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who purchase knives for work-related purposes will be made exempt from the proposed ban on online knife sales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on how to facilitate jury service by people who are registered as deaf.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of people registered as deaf who are called for jury service in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has of the potential merits of introducing a licensing system for online purchases of knives for certain trades.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to issue consultation on the sale of knives online.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to meet knife manufacturers and suppliers in advance of the proposed changes to regulation of the sale of knives online.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has invested in military research and development in west Wales in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been created as a result of Government investment in military research and development in west Wales in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provision there is for sign language interpreters to be available for people registered as deaf who are involved in court trials.