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HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleThe hon. Gentleman’s figures are the number of people right now who may have fewer than four points on PIP. These changes are not coming in overnight—they would not be implemented…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleMy right hon. Friend the Minister for Social Security and Disability is working closely with all the devolved Administrations to ensure that the changes work in every part of the…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is more than a decade since PIP was introduced, and there have been changes in the prevalence of disability, in the nature of long-term…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur reforms to Access to Work are not about savings; they are about ensuring that this brilliant service is available to more people in future. We are also looking at how it might…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, we are reviewing the PIP assessment process to ensure that it is fit for the future. That starts this week, with stakeholders having been invited in to discuss…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI can absolutely reassure the right hon. Gentleman that we will make these changes carefully. We are consulting with disabled people and the organisations that represent them…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI hear very clearly what my hon. Friend says, but I also want to be clear to the House: if people can never work, we want to protect them; if people can work, we want to support…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely reassure my hon. Friend that that is what we intend to do. Our employment Bill is about ensuring that we improve the quality of jobs, give greater security to people…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeoplePersonal independence payments are a crucial benefit that makes a contribution towards the extra costs of living with a disability. I know how anxious many people are when there…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said in response to an earlier question, we are overhauling the way that the Department for Work and Pensions supports employers. We think it is unacceptable that only one in…12 May 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. This Labour Government were elected on a mandate for change—to create more good jobs in every corner of the country, to…29 Apr 2025HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income: Statistics ReleaseThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today published its annual statistics on incomes and living standards covering 2023-24. This includes households below average…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformFor many years before I was appointed as a shadow DWP Minister, I worked in health and social care, and I know that helping people to manage their long-term conditions is…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI absolutely agree that we need to tackle these issues, but there is more and more evidence that good work is good for the mental health of people with anxiety and depression, and…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI personally like the hon. Lady a great deal, but her entire response seemed to be railing against her own party’s failings and lamenting action that her party failed to take.…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI agree with the hon. Gentleman that we need extra investment in the NHS and to overhaul the culture of the DWP, and that is precisely what we are doing. We are investing an…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMy hon. Friend raises a really important issue. Patience is not my greatest virtue, but Members will need to wait until the spring statement for the OBR’s full assessment of…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformWe are not setting an arbitrary target. We are fixing a broken system, and we are taking action immediately, because we believe we have to put in place employment support, health…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformThe only party that believes in magic money is the Conservative party, who wrote a cheque that they could not pay. Unlike Conservative Members, we believe that good work and…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI have great respect for my hon. Friend, but let me say this to him. I have spent years chairing Feeding Leicester, the programme to end hunger in my city, and I know that I can…18 Mar 2025