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HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will come on to that point, but first I want to say how crucial it is to boost the uptake of pension credit. We are taking immediate action to increase that take-up, given that…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentNo, I will not. Moreover, the warm home discount of £150 will help low-income pension households this year. That is critically important, because it is not just for the…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI have said to the hon. Lady that I will not give way, and I will not give way, so she should sit down. The Government encourage Members to boost awareness and encourage people to…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will give way.10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel Paymentrose —10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI honestly think that Conservative Members have some brass neck. During their time in power, we lost an average of 3 million working days a year to strikes because of their…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentAgain and again, the Conservatives are dividing working people and pensioners, and that is disgraceful. In conclusion, means-testing the winter fuel payment is a difficult…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentThis is the first time I have served under your chairmanship, so thank you, Dr Huq. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for providing…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentDr Huq, I am sure Members will soon get used to the bizarre ways of this House. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller) for his question. As I…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. For those just above the threshold, we have extended the household support fund. I urge hon. Members to work with me, the Secretary of…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentThe savings we have estimated—£1.4 billion this year and £1.5 billion in the next financial year—take into account a boost in the uptake of pension credit. We are absolutely…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI am afraid I cannot give way at this point, because I only have a few seconds left, but I thank my hon. Friend once more for providing the opportunity for this debate.…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI am going to make a little bit of progress. Many hon. Members, both on—10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThis has been an important debate, with many hon. and right hon. Members making important contributions. My hon. Friends the Members for Wirral West (Matthew Patrick), for…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThe right hon. Gentleman did indeed say that he supported the principle. The Liberal Democrats, in their manifesto of 2017, also said that they supported means-testing this…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will come on to the issue the hon. Gentleman raises in just a moment. On pension credit, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) the Secretary of State…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentNo, I will not. For the very first time, we are writing to all pensioners in receipt of housing benefit who are potentially eligible to encourage them to claim pension…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentNo, I will not. Over the last five weeks, we have already seen claims for pension credit more than double, and, backed by more than 450 additional staff, we will ensure that…10 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend to this House, because he brings a great deal of expertise on green steel from his previous career. This Government’s plan to launch the national wealth…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Sikhs: Contribution to the UKIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra) on securing this important debate.…30 Apr 2019