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HANSARD Welfare ReformMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. As I said earlier, we will publish the equality impact analysis and the poverty impact analysis around the time of the spring…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformLet us be honest: that is not what we are doing. I do not accept the status quo—it is miserable for people who can work, and miserable for those who cannot. That is what I want to…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformThis statement is predicated on stopping people being written off—denied opportunities, denied hope and denied a future. It is about making the social security system sustainable…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformYes. Members have rightly said that PIP is not a benefit related to work, but a contribution to the extra costs of living with a disability. Actually, 17% of people on PIP are in…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformThe hon. Lady raises an important point. I will look at that and write to her to make sure we address it properly.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI have always believed we should follow the evidence on this. We have a clear commitment to recruit 8,500 new mental health workers and to have mental health support in every…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformWelsh Labour wants to see more people having the chances and choices to get good jobs. That is why we have a modern industrial strategy to create good jobs in every part of the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformWe absolutely will protect those who can never work. One thing I have not said to the House so far is that we are consulting in the Green Paper on whether we should increase the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformFull details on the impact of these changes on the block grant will be available at the spring statement. The last Budget provided the biggest ever block grant settlement since…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformYoung people in my hon. Friend’s constituency are much more likely to be unemployed than young people in the rest of the country, and I know his passion for the youth guarantee.…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI know that my hon. Friend cares passionately about these issues. Her constituents will not only benefit from the £1 billion investment into employment support, but the first ever…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI think that everyone’s situation and condition is individual and personal to them, and that is why it is important that any reassessments are done on an individual case-by-case…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI can confirm that we will focus PIP on those with the greatest needs by changing the assessment so that people will need to score a minimum of four points to qualify for the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformWe are considering putting jobcentres into GP surgeries and community centres. I believe in a jobs and careers service going to where people are, rather than always expecting them…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI am delighted to tell my hon. Friend that today we launched a consultation on equality pay gap reporting, and I hope that that will make a huge difference.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMy hon. Friend is right: there are more disabled people in work than ever before, and we need to recognise that and go further. We are launching a consultation on Access to Work…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformWe are focusing precisely on the root causes. We are focusing on what more we can do to change the world of work, get people back to health and back to work and give them the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformSpending on working-age sickness and disability benefits will still rise substantially over the current Parliament. The full assessment of the numbers affected, and by how much,…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMany other Members have asked that question. We will publish the equality impact and poverty impact analyses alongside the spring statement. I believe that we need to treat people…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformAs always, my hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. We want to free up our work coaches’ time from tick-box benefit administration so that they can spend more time with sick…18 Mar 2025