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HANSARD In-work PovertyI will send the Minister the articles from The Ferret website and The Herald, which found 10,000 such jobs in Scotland alone. Does that not suggest that there is a problem?16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyIt is a pleasure to see a friend of the worker in the Chair, Ms Rees. I thank my good friend and comrade the hon. Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for making an excellent…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyI thank my honourable comrade for giving way. Is he as surprised as I am at a recent article, published by The Herald newspaper and The Ferret website, showing that 20% of jobs…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWill the Minister give way?16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesThat is exactly where the Government’s priorities lie. Let us not forget that in-work poverty disproportionately affects carers as well, and that has to change. I am conscious of…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Ms Qaisar), who is a good friend and comrade. When she talked about loan sharks, it reminded me of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesOn deductions by the state, it is not just the £20 uplift but the fact that hundreds of thousands of people across these islands have £60 taken off them every month in Department…16 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022I do apologise, but I think the only thing that has not yet been covered is whether the Government are keeping the minimum wage rates under review for the next year because of…10 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to see a friend of the worker in the Chair, Dr Huq. I thank the Minister for his presentation, and I will make a number of points. First, the so-called national…10 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022The Minister talked a lot about consultation with business, but he will be aware that some businesses do not comply with the legislation. Can he tell us a bit more about that,…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Benefit Caprose —01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceThe Select Committee, of which I am a member, has heard evidence from the Association of British Insurers, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, the Financial Inclusion…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Benefit CapIs my hon Friend, my good friend, as concerned as I am that having the benefit cap in place is leading to—he has outlined the figures—an increase in food insecurity across these…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceIs the Chair of the Select Committee as concerned as I am that, despite Pension Wise being an excellent service, the number of Pension Wise appointments is actually falling? There…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Benefit CapThe Minister is being very generous. Can he tell us then, with the assessments the Department is doing of the benefit cap, whether it will do further assessments alongside its…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI am assuming from the Secretary of State’s statement that a constituent’s elderly mother, who previously visited on a tourist visa, now expired, would be considered for the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Gentleman, who is my good friend, for raising this important issue. I remind the Committee that the Government committed in 2010 to look at the disparity and to…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The Minister mentioned dependants. Consistently, both Opposition parties have raised the issue of the big disparities in compensation payments between sufferers and dependants,…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I agree with my hon. Friend. He makes a valid point, and I hope that it has registered with the Government. It is important. I do not want to oppose the regulations today, but I…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 see you in the Chair, Dr Huq—it is good to see a good friend of the worker chairing the Committee on these particular regulations. I have become an annual…23 Feb 2022