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HANSARD Welfare ReformMy hon. Friend is right. One of the things we learned during the pandemic is that a healthy nation and a healthy economy are two sides of the same coin. I believe we need to do…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformYes. We have announced in the Green Paper that, alongside the changes for which we will legislate, we will have a review of the PIP assessment process, led by my right hon. Friend…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformYes.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformHaving chaired Feeding Leicester for years—unfortunately, I had to give it up when I got this job—I know only too well the issues that people face right across my city and my hon.…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI have worked in health, and one of my first jobs involved tackling health inequalities when I worked at the King’s Fund charity. We are looking at building not only more homes,…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformYes.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI am not interested in blaming people to grab easy headlines; we have had that for too long. I know that many people with autism and neuro-divergent people have been treated…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI can absolutely give that commitment. Many hon. Members have raised the issue of culture, which is about how people feel they have been treated and the headlines that they see in…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMadam Deputy Speaker, you were saving the best till last, as always, with my hon. Friend. We absolutely will protect those with severe disabilities who can never work. I do not…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMy hon. Friend, as always, speaks passionately about her constituency and the need to make sure that the support for people who can work is there, but also that we protect those…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformWe are consulting on this proposal, and we want to make sure that those severely disabled people who will never work will be protected. However, I also know that there are many…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI very much agree with my hon. Friend’s sentiments. I do not pretend that this will change overnight, and I know it is a huge agenda, but we are in politics to make a…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformThat is absolutely my intention. I ask my hon. Friend to send me the details, because I will look into that personally.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMy hon. Friend raises a really important point, and it would be really good if she talked to my right hon. Friend the Minister for Social Security and Disability, who is reviewing…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, we are not only working together closely to expand the number of apprenticeships for young people, but looking at changing the rules so that they do not always have to have…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I want to begin by saying that there has understandably been a lot of speculation about the Government’s social security reforms. I assure the…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Her constituent deserves to fulfil his potential and live his hopes and dreams, like everybody else. We will be working hard with the…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleI congratulate Azure on its brilliant work. I believe that charities and voluntary organisations have an essential role in getting people on the pathway to work and success. I…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleI share my hon. Friend’s concerns about the number of young people not in work due to mental health conditions, which has increased by over 25% in the last year alone. The number…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleI or one of my team will definitely visit the Derby Promise. I share my hon. Friend’s concern that young people are ruling out future careers at a young age. I met with the…17 Mar 2025