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14:57 In Brief Events
14:57 | Events | PoliticsHome
Prime minister David Cameron hosts the G8 summit in Fermanagh Communities secretary Eric Pickles announces plans to tackle the use of heavy-handed bailiffs by councils Foreign secretary William Hague meets with Ecuadorian foreign mini... Continue to article
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09:55 Mark Hoban: Record numbers in work show there are opportunities out there On air
On Air | Mark Hoban MP | Work and Pensions minister | BBC News
Mark Hoban said in spite of a significant fall in wages there were still "opportunities out there" for workers. "We are taking steps to help ease the cost of living challenges that families face. But I think the fact there are record num... Continue to article
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15:16 In Brief Events
15:16 | Events | PoliticsHome
Prime minister David Cameron meets the leader of the French UMP Party Jean-François Copé at Downing Street (13.30). Mr Copé also meets foreign secretary William Hague (17.15) Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches a campaign to open u... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 21st May
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12:12 Mark Hoban: We're offering real support to startups On air
On Air | Mark Hoban MP | Work and Pensions minister | Daily Politics, BBC Two
Mark Hoban praised the Government's startup scheme, saying it offered "real support" to help potential entrepreneurs get off their businesses off the ground. "What we do is, people come into the Jobcentre with a new idea from day on... Continue to article
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15:39 'Bedroom tax' fund 'running out' - Byrne House of Commons
'Bedroom tax' fund 'running out' - Byrne
Emergency funding to help welfare claimants meet the cost of their rent is running out “all over the country”, Liam Byrne has warned, after the scheme saw a 388% increase in applications. Figures last week revealed a four-fold incre... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 15th May
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09:38 Mark Hoban: Unemployment rise disappointing On air
On Air | Mark Hoban MP | Work and Pensions minister | BBC News
Mark Hoban said there were positive signals from the labour market despite the rise in headline unemployment. “The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance has fallen, the number of young people out of work has fallen this month a... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 10th May
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16:57 In Brief Events
16:57 | Events | PoliticsHome
Business secretary Vince Cable speaks at the British American Business Council transatlantic conference in Birmingham (20.00) Education secretary Michael Gove delivers the Centre for Policy Studies Keith Joseph memorial lecture in London... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 15th April
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06:51 Mark Hoban: Benefit cap will introduce fairness to the system On air
On Air | Mark Hoban MP | Work and Pensions minister | Daybreak, ITV
Mark Hoban said the Government’s benefit cap, which is starting to be implemented today, would introduce fairness between claimants and taxpayers. “We need to recognise that housing benefit doubled under the previous government and we do... Continue to article
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09:38 Mark Hoban: Private sector is boosting employment On air
On Air | Mark Hoban MP | Work and Pensions minister | BBC News
Mark Hoban insisted that the new unemployment figures, showing a rise to 2.52m, also showed success in the private sector. “Well I think what we’ve seen, is the private sector creating more jobs, there’s been an increase in the number of... Continue to article
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Stories involving Mark Hoban
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26/04/2012 in Europe & EU
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Britain and France unite against Commission
Britain and France have both accused the European Commission of "ignoring the prevailing austerity" after its call to raise the EU’s budget by nearly 7% next year. The Commission justified the move as vital to meeting existing commitments by member states and for encouraging badly needed growth. But Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said the proposal was "unacceptable" and that Brussels "must improve its financial discipline". Valérie Pécresse, Nicolas Sarkozy’s Budget Minister, said the most was "impossible and unjustifiable".
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19/09/2011 in Defence
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Treasury close veteran tax loophole
The Treasury has closed a loophole by which veterans paid tax on their military benefits despite not earning any salary. Financial secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban said "the current situation is unfair on retired veterans, and I'm delighted that we can fix this".
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28/05/2010
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Banks may face competition review
The coalition government is likely to commission a wide-ranging competition review of all aspects of the banking industry, according to Mark Hoban, the new City minister.
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18/11/2011 in Financial Services
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Northern Rock sold 'for a song'
George Osborne has been accused of selling Northern Rock "for a song" to Sir Richard Branson after taxpayers took a £400m loss on the deal. The Chancellor described the sale of the bank as "a good thing for the British high street and a good thing for the north-east of England". But City of London MP Mark Field said he was "very concerned" whether the deal represented value for money, adding that Virgin supremo Richard Branson had got the bank "for a song".
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27/07/2010 in Financial Services
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Financial stability key to reform
Financial stability will be key to new reforms and will be regarded as more important than consumer protection should the two conflict, according to a new blueprint for UK regulatory reform.
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03/04/2010
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Tories pledge £1bn compensation
The Conservatives have pledged to compensate the investors who lost all, or part, of their savings when Equitable Life nearly went bankrupt ten years ago. The payouts could amount to £1bn.
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