The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a statutory limit on the length of time decision makers in his Department can take to respond to a request to reconsider a refusal of employment and support allowance.
Mike Penning
We have no plans to introduce a statutory time limit for deciding a mandatory reconsideration.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Leader of the House, what visits each of the Ministers in his Office have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Mr Andrew Lansley
In February 2013, I visited the Scottish Parliament to examine Parliamentary procedures and practices.
In May 2013, the Deputy Leader of the House and I undertook an overseas visit to the European Institutions in Brussels. This visit provided an opportunity to consider and promote the role of national parliaments, including the House of Commons, in the processes of European legislation.
In December 2013, the Deputy Leader of the House visited Northern Ireland to engage with various Northern Irish charities and campaign groups on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill.
In February 2014, I and the Deputy Leader of the House visited the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff to examine Parliamentary procedures and the work of the Petitions Committee.