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HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022May I first apologise to you, Dr Huq, for omitting your doctorate earlier? That was an unintentional mistake.23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Huq. Congratulations on joining the Panel of Chairs. Important improvements in health and safety have restricted the use of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I can provide a very brief update. In the context of these regulations, that matter is not included, so it is not directly a matter for the Committee, but I am very much aware of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Haven’t we all, Dr Huq? I thank you for chairing the debate, and I thank hon. Members for all their contributions, which I think have been in keeping with the seriousness of the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDAutistic People in the WorkforceWe are working with the National Autistic Society to test ways to make jobcentres more inclusive of people with autism; this test will inform changes to the wider jobcentre…07 Feb 2022HANSARDAutistic People in the WorkforceThere is a lot that we can do together and this is an effort for the Government, for employers and for others such as the National Autistic Society and the all-party group on…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWPI am glad to hear that there is support for the Bill on both sides of the House. It is an important piece of work and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Rosie…07 Feb 2022HANSARDAutistic People in the WorkforceI would be happy to look in more detail at this case—or ask officials to do so—which appears to raise a number of issues. More generally, we are absolutely committed to supporting…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsA number of steps are being taken to ensure, as I said earlier, that we get the right benefits to people at the right time, in order that they have the support that we recognise…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWPI certainly can. My hon. Friend is correct: we need to be able to listen to disabled people and disabled people’s organisations of all shapes and sizes. That is what will help us…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the points that the hon. Gentleman is making, and I think he will be pleased to see some updates coming out very shortly on this matter.07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWPWe are working to ensure that that benefit gets to the people who need it most as quickly as possible. I must take issue, however, with the hon. Lady’s assertion that most claims…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People’s Benefits: Cost of LivingI am afraid the hon. Lady has simply misread things. What she is referring to in the spending review is our intention to create extra support for the most severely disabled. She…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People’s Benefits: Cost of LivingThe hon. Lady will know that the personal independence payment is aimed at providing assistance to disabled people with extra costs. As the Under-Secretary, my hon. Friend the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am rather more interested in the hon. Gentleman’s constituent Ann than in party political game playing. I sincerely hope that his constituent Ann will be able to benefit from…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWPI do want to engage more with disabled people and continue all the work that is going on to listen to disabled people and disabled people’s organisations. That is a priority…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWPAs we said in our Green Paper, and as I discussed with the right hon. Gentleman last week, we recognise the need to improve disabled people’s experience of our services. In…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People’s Benefits: Cost of LivingI fear we have some serial misreading going on here. As the research shows, health and disability benefits, alongside other income streams, such as passporting and the Motability…07 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsI want to acknowledge a point that has been made by a number of hon. Members before I give way to the hon. Lady who secured the debate. That is the point about transparency, which…01 Feb 2022