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HANSARDWelfare ReformI know that the hon. Gentleman cares passionately about these issues. He raises the urgent need to ensure that our NHS is back on its feet. We are beginning to make a difference,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformIt might astonish the House that I think leadership is about sticking to our principles and values, and listening to ensure that we get things right. I believe that listening is a…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformSo why did the Conservative party do it for 14 years?30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformThe PIP review is not driven by an objective of making savings; it is about making sure that this vital benefit is fair and fit for the future. As is the case now, people can…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformMy hon. Friend is a powerful voice, and I know she will always remain so in this House. We are absolutely committed to co-producing this PIP review, led by the Minister for Social…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformPerhaps the hon. Member should make that point to those on his Front Bench, who had 14 years.30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformNo, that is not correct. As I set out in my statement, existing claimants on PIP will be protected. The reason we are making the changes for future claimants is that we want to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI do not expect the hon. Member to have read every line of our manifesto, but reforming the benefit system was in it. So too was our commitment to tackling child poverty, and I am…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI am deeply concerned to hear about what the hon. Lady’s constituent has been through. I have many constituents myself who have real needs but have struggled to get PIP. We…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformThat is exactly what we committed to in our Green Paper.30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformMy hon. Friend is a huge champion of these issues, and I have long championed what unpaid family carers do. As she says, many do not even think they are a carer; they are just a…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformWe are co-producing this review, and it may result in changes that require primary or secondary legislation or other action, and I do not want to pre-empt that. Let me just bring…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI repeat to the hon. Gentleman that it is common through the benefit system to protect existing claimants from new rules and rates. I also say to him that we are putting billions…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformBecause we have to begin to reform the welfare state, to help those who can work to do so, to protect those who cannot and to begin to put our welfare state on a more sustainable…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI fundamentally disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s proposition. Our changes are rooted in the clear principles that those who can work should work and need the support to do so,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformYes; as I set out my statement, we intend to co-produce the Timms review with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, other experts and MPs, so my hon. Friend’s…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI know my hon. Friend cares passionately about these issues, but no existing claimant will be put into poverty as a result of the changes in the Bill. The figures that she is…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformLabour’s historic mission is to help more people who can work into good jobs in every part of the land. That is not only because we believe that is key to improving living…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformThe 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…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformFor new claimants, it is because we believe that we need to begin to focus this vital disability benefit on those with higher needs. I am deeply concerned that a doubling in the…30 Jun 2025