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HANSARDPoverty ReductionI understand very well the issue that my hon. Friend raises. As a former chair of Feeding Leicester, the programme to end hunger in my city, I see only too clearly the links…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEET: Young PeopleOne in eight young people are not in education, employment or training. That is bad for them, bad for businesses and bad for our country as a whole. Our west of England youth…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEET: Young PeopleI am really proud of the work being led in the west of England—including by our fantastic Mayor, Helen Godwin—to help more young people. The trailblazer is engaging much more…01 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren in PovertyIt is a shameful legacy from the Conservatives that more than a third of children in my hon. Friend’s constituency are living in poverty according to the Child Poverty Action…01 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren in PovertyWe will absolutely do that. The child poverty taskforce, which includes Ministers from across Government, had a specific session on children with disabilities and special…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment: Trailblazer ProgrammeThis Government are determined to get Britain working again. That is why we are investing £80 million in our trailblazer programmes to drive down economic inactivity. We are…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment: Trailblazer ProgrammeI thank my hon. Friend for his question, because he raises an important point that I do not want to let go, which is how many people with a long-term health condition or a…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment: Trailblazer ProgrammeI fundamentally disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s premise. Economic inactivity is down by 400,000 because we are moving more people from being out of work and not looking for…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me start by congratulating all the pupils who have received their exam results over the last few weeks. Having good qualifications is essential in today’s economy, and it is…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Conservative party failed on welfare because it failed on work. The reason why we inherited such a dire situation with sickness and disability benefits is that the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the spending review we announced this first ever multi-year settlement for local support, replacing the household support fund. The crisis and resilience fund will provide £1…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not often called understated, but I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. Welfare reform is always difficult because it involves real people and real lives, and it is a…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe want to give people like Charlie the chances and choices in life that he deserves. Our Connect to Work programme will do everything from helping people access health treatment…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are already extending free school meals to all families on universal credit. We have extended the holiday activities and food programme, so that we feed poor kids not just…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPensions Commission and State Pension Age ReviewThis Government are delivering change for all generations: lifting children out of poverty, providing opportunity through work, and offering security in retirement—with the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDWork and PensionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point, which is precisely what we want to look at in the PIP review, because it does not take into account fluctuating conditions. That is…16 Jul 2025HANSARDWork and PensionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point . The PIP assessment takes into account fluctuating conditions . That is an important issue moving forward, and we will be absolutely…16 Jul 2025HANSARDWork and PensionsBecause PIP is not an in-work benefit. [ Official Report , 30 June 2025; Vol. 770, c. 39.] Written correction submitted by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions:16 Jul 2025HANSARDWork and PensionsBecause PIP is a n in-work or out-of-work benefit .16 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI gently remind the right hon. Lady that her own party had different rules and different rates for people on existing benefits compared with those on new benefits. That is…01 Jul 2025