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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he has taken to introduce an economic development strategy for Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of regional disparities in (a) investment, (b) job creation and (c) wealth in Northern Ireland.

Asked by
Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 November 2005
Reference
29497; 439 c1988-9W;439 c1989-90W
House
House of Commons
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that reply. All those policies are very commendable, but is he aware that the British Social Attitudes Survey shows that 82 per cent of the British people—in other words, across the board—now believe that our society is too unequal? Perhaps they have looked across the North Sea and seen the more equal Scandinavian economies outperforming us, without those at the top end of their companies paying themselves year after year cash increases that are 50 times bigger than those paid to the average employee. Do we not now need an authoritative commission, including people from all income levels, that is able to get to the bottom of all this? Why, for example, should Britain be the most unequal country in the whole EU 25—certainly in the top three, along with Greece for that particular Olympic medal— I am reading some statistics. And should not the commission make recommendations which it should see are carried out, including as regards remuneration committees where the undertakings have been reneged on?
Asked by
Lord Lea of Crondall (Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2005
Reference
675 c117-8
House
House of Lords

Consumer Credit Bill. Committee Stage. First sitting (Morning). Clauses 1 to 8 agreed to. Clause 9 under consideration.

Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
23 June 2005
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of personal wealth per head of population in each (a) region and (b) nation of the United Kingdom.

Asked by
Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 2005
Reference
2837; 435 c51-2W
House
House of Commons

That this House is dismayed that the gap between rich and poor has widened since 1997; is disturbed that the percentage of wealth held by the top 10 per cent. of the population has increased from 47 per cent. to 54 per cent.; congratulates the Institute of Public Policy Research...

Primary sponsor
Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 May 2005
Reference
2
House
House of Commons

That this House calls on the Prime Minister to state whether he regards it as a success or failure of his Government's policies that since 1997 the richest one per cent. of the UK population have increased their share of the national wealth from 20 per cent. to 23 per...

Primary sponsor
Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
8 February 2005
Reference
681
House
House of Commons