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HANSARDCovid-19: Support for PensionersTo echo my hon. Friend, the Government are committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect that they deserve. The state pension is a…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSupporting Employment After Covid-19I am already actively working with a number of my Cabinet colleagues, particularly the Chancellor and the Secretaries of State for Education, for Business, Energy and Industrial…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are absolutely committed to fulfilling their manifesto commitments. It is fair to say that we have some situations ahead of us, but it is something I am in…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I outlined earlier, we want to ensure that we have that ongoing local support between jobcentres and businesses. I know that in Beaconsfield the local jobcentre staff are…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Meeting Increased Demand for ServicesIt is important that as the jobcentres fully reopen this week we reinstate the need for a claimant commitment. It is an essential part of the contract to help people start to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe independent Pensions Regulator published guidance on an interim regime for pensions superfunds. I want to stress that this is an interim regime, and that the Government will…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSupporting Employment After Covid-19I think the hon. Lady is confusing the element in the Select Committee report with the emergency contingency plan, which is an operational document that is prepared by all…29 Jun 2020HANSARDExtended Income Support: Seasonal IndustriesI have regular conversations with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, who is responsible for the coronavirus job retention scheme and the self-employment income support scheme,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDExtended Income Support: Seasonal IndustriesI too have a coastal constituency with a significant tourism economy. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said, we are looking to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateThe bereavement support payment supports working-age people who have lost a spouse or civil partner after 6 April 2017 by contributing to the more immediate additional costs…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateWith regard to the hospitality and tourism sector, the hon. Lady will be aware of the generous approach taken by the Government, whether that is grants, the furlough scheme or the…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateAs I have already said to the House, there may be claimants who could benefit from a nine-month grace period, where their universal credit will not be capped if they have a…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateWe do not intend to end the five-week wait—that is where advances can help. The hon. Lady is right to point out the difficulties people have with telephony. We have turned that…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateIt is kind of my hon. Friend to thank DWP. I think it deserves, universally, credit. We are trying to learn from the streamlining we have done on the potential for permanent…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateNo.04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateI have to say some unkind words: judging by my hon. Friend’s new attire, I wonder whether he is seeking his pension. However, he asks a serious question which deserves a serious…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateI do not agree with the hon. Gentleman; I think UC has reacted very well to the increased challenge. However, I would say to him that there were initially problems with the online…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman and welcome him to his position. We are in an unusual place today—literally, as he is appearing virtually for our first exchange in a statement—but we…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateAs I set out, where people were due to have a reassessment, the situation would arise in which we extend the award automatically by just three months. People who are in a tribunal…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateThe Department supports a number of schemes around the country; I am not aware of the specific one to which the hon. Gentleman refers. They will continue, I am sure, to be…04 May 2020