In Parliament - Justin Madders MP

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Social Security Benefits: Appeals

Department for Work and Pensions

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hearings in the first tier tribunal in the social entitlement chamber took place where her Department was a respondent; and at how...

Members: Correspondence

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Prime Minister, when she plans to respond to the letter of 30 November 2018 from the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Funding

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Gary. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable) on securing this debate. It is an important subject and...

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Department for Work and Pensions

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

What recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) efficiency of contracted-out health assessments for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

On 2 November, my constituent won his ESA appeal—the DWP did not even bother to attend—but three months on, it is still arguing about whether he should get the full back pay. At what...

Employment Tribunals Service

Ministry of Justice

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for employment tribunal claims to reach their first hearing in 2018.

Rough Sleeping - [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Justin Madders made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. There were a lot of thanks in the opening remarks from my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle), but...

Unpaid Work Trials

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) on securing the debate and on the way he introduced...

Nissan in Sunderland

Commons debates

There is no doubt that this is bad news. At Vauxhall in Ellesmere Port, we have had more than our share of bad news in recent times—we have lost over half the workforce in the last year....

Equitable Life

Commons debates

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman and my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton) on the work that they do in the all-party parliamentary group, of which I am a member....

Environmental Audit Committee

Commons debates

I, too, congratulate the Committee on this excellent report. Following on from the answer the Chair gave to the previous question, I was struck by the evidence on minimum wage transgressions...

Business of the House

Commons debates

I am sure that, like many other Members, the Leader of the House and I have our fair share of complaints about the Child Maintenance Group, with long delays in recovering arrears reaching...

Hunting Act: Prosecution Rates

Attorney General

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

I am disappointed that I did not hear from the Attorney General, because I wanted to hear about his recent field visit to a hunt, where I am sure the law was perfectly observed. The Solicitor...

Hunting Act: Prosecution Rates

Attorney General

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting offences under the Hunting Act 2004.

Parliamentary Estate: Access

House of Commons Commission

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the Commission has had with the Metropolitan Police on the closure of...

Early Parenthood: Supporting Fathers - [Geraint Davies in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) on securing the debate and on her excellent introduction....

Business of the House

Commons debates

We had a little sprinkling of snow on Wednesday, and of course transport chaos ensued. My constituents are mystified as to why, two days later, we still have no trains running on the Ellesmere...

Business Community

Exiting the European Union

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

Concerns have been raised with me by the road haulage industry about the burden of the extra customs paperwork that will be required in the event of no deal. What estimate has the Department made...

Business Community

Exiting the European Union

Justin Madders made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the business community on the UK leaving the EU.

Drugs: Storage

Department of Health and Social Care

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206393 on Drugs, how many and what proportion of those contract agreements (a) have...