Monthly Archives: March 2015

Working Conditions Of Care Workers

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM806. Motion reads: “That this House notes that care workers play an important role in looking after the elderly, sick and vulnerable; further notes that care workers should be treated with dignity and respect and should have the right to decent terms and conditions; believes that all care workers should be paid the Living Wage of £7.85 as a minimum for all hours worked; further believes that there should be enough care staff present at any one time to provide a premium quality service which meets the emotional and physical needs of residents with compassion and dignity; further believes that carers should be given sufficient, meaningful and constructive face-to-face training, which is provided and completed in normal working hours acknowledging the professional skillset required of them; and calls on the Government to take steps to implement these measures.”

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Reserve Forces: Training | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what overseas training is planned for reserve forces in 2015; and where that training will take place.

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Reserve Forces | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has made in payments to employers of reservists for each employee or partner mobilised since changes in the Defence Reform Act…

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China | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on (a) real name registration on online platforms such as Weibo and…

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Reserve Forces: Training | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what overseas training is planned for reserve forces in 2015; and where that training will take place.

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