Questions

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• Title:	How a cheque of over £40,000 was issued without more than one person approving it, what action was taken against the person or persons responsible, was the department aware the recipients had a bank account outside of the Island when given a benefit
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Carolyn Labey
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	20/10/2009
  Reference:

  Deputy I.J. Gorst of St. Clement (The Minister for Social Security … The department has standard procedures in place to confirm eligibility and accuracy of payments …

• Title:	Questions to Minister without notice Social Security
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Questions without notice
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	06/10/2009
  Reference:

  Deputy I.J. Gorst: I am quite happy to see if I can provide those numbers for the Deputy … Deputy I.J. Gorst: I do not like having to come to this House continually saying we are …

• Title:	Complying with States decision that collective redundancy consultation must take place when there are more than 6 redundancies in the workplace
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	12/10/2010
  Reference:

  Deputy I.J. Gorst of St. Clement (The Minister for Social Security … During the debate on the Deputy’s amendment to the collective redundancy provisions, Members might recall that I …

• Title:	(577) The minimum wage
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	31/10/2017
  Reference:	OQ.577/2017

  Further to the publication of the September 2017 Retail Prices Index and the Index of Average … also consider reducing that, as the Chief Minister already suggested should happen …

• Title:	OQ.260/2020 Minimum wage
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	06/10/2020
  Reference:	OQ.260/2020

  Will the Minister provide Members with details of the proposed review of how the … is today, about the workers, and when I and Chief Minister feel that it is a good time to go …

• Title:	9654 The potential for changes to the contributions liability of self-employed people
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Russell Labey
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	11/10/2016
  Reference:

  Following the Minister’s advice to the Assembly earlier this year that self-employed … clear policy that was included in the Chief Minister’s election manifesto, is it not the case …

• Title:	(576) The review of the Social Security system
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	31/10/2017
  Reference:

  Will the Minister inform Members what quality assurance measures are in place to ensure that the review of the Social Security system currently underway properly assesses the full …