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HANSARD Universal Credit FraudI thank my hon. Friend, who works tirelessly in this area. This is yet another example of a really helpful, constructive and proactive suggestion. I know the Secretary of State is…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Points of Orderrose—04 Jul 2019HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I notified the hon. Lady on 24 June about the latest stats publication, with an invitation to meet officials, which, I am pleased to…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Unemployment and AutismI am conscious of time, so I will have to look into the details. It is right that we absolutely have to do more to enlighten businesses of all sizes about the opportunities. Small…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Unemployment and AutismIt is a pleasure to respond to the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows). She made a very well-thought-through, constructive and challenging contribution, with…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Unemployment and AutismThe chair of the all-party parliamentary group on disability has highlighted two incredibly important asks of all Parliaments and parliamentarians, and I wholeheartedly agree that…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Unemployment and AutismI agree. In all parts of accessing services and applying for jobs, having supportive individuals is a reasonable adjustment that a good employer, a good organisation and a good…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentWe support disabled people into work through initiatives like the Work and Health programme, the Personal Support Package, and the new Intensive Personalised Employment Support…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDisability ConfidentAbsolutely, and I am really encouraged to hear about that. Through the Disability Confident scheme and the Access to Work scheme, we want to do everything that we can to support…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDisability ConfidentI know my right hon. Friend has championed the case of Miss Saamanthy and I understand that the trust has contacted her to discuss alternative roles in the organisation, including…01 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentI will commit to continuing to do everything we can to ensure that all people with disabilities and long-term health conditions have the maximum chance to get into work. I am very…01 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentUnder universal credit, from the initial conversation with a work coach, individual claimants—including those with disabilities—can get support. We continue to make improvements…01 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important point. I recognise the points that she made, but it is a balance. The decision to do this has been in place for a long time, to…01 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that fantastic book. My hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon (Robert Buckland) and I recently went to Swindon Council…01 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentMy hon. Friend is spot on. I was at Employability Day on Friday, celebrating, meeting disabled people who had got into work and, crucially, meeting employers who had often made…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDisability ConfidentDisability Confident is a very effective voluntary scheme, so compulsory options have not been discussed with Cabinet colleagues. Public bodies are already subject to the public…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to meet my hon. Friend. We work closely with stakeholders to look at how we can continue improving the system, but I repeat that we are now spending an additional…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand why the hon. Lady raises that question but, under DLA, only 15% of claimants actually got the highest rate of support, whereas the rate under PIP is now 31%. One of…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, and I would be happy to meet her to discuss this further. It is a rule of thumb, but we have to look at whether somebody can repeatedly, regularly and…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting such a fantastic proactive example that is making a real difference, and I support anything further that we can do. The number of…01 Jul 2019