Contributions
592 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDContingencies Fund AdvanceI would like to notify the House that the Department for Work and Pensions has obtained approval for an advance from the Contingencies Fund of £4,500,000. This will enable the…14 May 2025HANSARDSocial Security: Tackling Poverty in WalesI of course agree with my hon. Friend, about both the benefits of the youth guarantee and the specific impact of the fair repayment rate, which across the country will support 1.2…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment AssessmentsAs my hon. Friend will appreciate, the review has only been announced today. There are a considerable number of strands to it that will be led by my right hon. Friend the Minister…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment AssessmentsI am not able to explain the reason for that difference, but I am able to reassure the right hon. Gentleman that we are looking to move away from telephone appointments and return…12 May 2025HANSARDSocial Security: Tackling Poverty in WalesThis Government are committed to tackling poverty right across the UK. We are reviewing universal credit to ensure that it is doing the job we want it to do: making work pay and…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment AssessmentsI thank my hon. Friend for raising her constituents’ concerns and say to them that, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said at the beginning of this session, we have…12 May 2025HANSARDSocial Security: Tackling Poverty in WalesI am sorry to disappoint the hon. Lady, but I am sure she would not want us to produce a potentially inaccurate assessment of the impact on Wales. What I would say—and I am sure…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment AssessmentsI would be very happy to have a conversation with the hon. Gentleman about the assessment process and the mandatory reconsideration process, but I would also say to him that I do…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment AssessmentsThe Department is committed to ensuring that individuals receive high-quality and accurate assessments. Assessment suppliers are closely monitored using a range of performance…12 May 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillIf the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I will not, as I am short of time. New clause 1 would prevent recovery of carer’s allowance overpayments via the new recovery powers in this…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI absolutely agree. Liz Sayce is doing excellent work, and I look forward to seeing the conclusions of her review in due course. Turning to new clause 1, as I have said, the…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillInformation of that nature was published prior to Second Reading and is available to Members. I turn to the amendments and new clauses that attracted the most attention in today’s…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am happy to provide that assurance; the hon. Member has stolen my next line. I can say categorically that this is a data push only. No decisions will be taken as a direct…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillIt is my pleasure to bring this Bill back to the House. I start by thanking all Members who have made contributions so far, and extend a special thanks to Members of the Bill…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillWith the leave of the House, I thank all hon. Members for their contributions. In the time I have, I will try to respond to some of the points raised. I have listened closely to…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI will not. I took an intervention from the hon. Gentleman on this subject earlier, but I am short of time. [ Interruption. ] Had he stayed for the whole debate, I might have been…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI have already made clear that I am satisfied with the advice I have received. We will make available all the information we are required to make available, but the right hon.…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI can give my hon. Friend that assurance and, indeed, that all of our legal obligations have been satisfied as part of the consideration of this Bill. The imperative thing for me…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am sorry, but I will not. Turning to new clause 10, we want to ensure that the Government have access to a wide, appropriate and proportionate range of debt recovery powers, so…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI assure the right hon. Member on his point with regard to the Scottish Government. However, I will resist new clause 13 because the publication of the DWP’s annual accounts will…29 Apr 2025