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HANSARDSingle-parent employment levelsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I think we have some amazing childcare out there and some brilliant opportunities for lone parents, as I have described. It is important to…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Vulnerable HouseholdsI thank the hon. Lady for her point. I am assured by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work that constructive conversations are ongoing and that this matter is being…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Vulnerable HouseholdsI thank my hon. Friend for making that point. We are legislating this afternoon for the three further cost of living payments for the next financial year, ensuring that more…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Vulnerable HouseholdsThe Government recognise the pressures people are facing and have acted, providing cost of living support worth over £37 billion in 2022-23. In April, we are going further by…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe recognise that rents are increasing, and that a challenging fiscal environment means we need to support people effectively. We have therefore announced a support package for…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my hon. Friend takes great interest in supporting women in work, and working with employers is crucial to ensuring that they can both retain and recruit women and that…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs you know, Mr Speaker, I am very supportive of getting young people into work. The Dudley youth hub is a classic example of the Department’s working in partnership locally,…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are focused, across Government, on helping young people to become involved in science, technology, engineering and maths projects and careers. A new science and technology…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to see you chairing the Committee this afternoon, Dame Eleanor. I thank hon. Members for the useful debate on Second Reading and I welcome this opportunity for a…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are projected to spend £30 billion—about 1.3% of GDP—on support for renters. Approximately £100 million has been allocated for the discretionary housing payment in…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI will let the hon. Lady intervene, because she is making a racket.06 Mar 2023HANSARDSingle-parent employment levelsI thank the hon. Lady for that question. The UC childcare element can be used to top up a claimant’s eligible free childcare hours if more hours are worked and more childcare is…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillFinally, I would like to mention the minimum income floor, which I think my hon. Friend wants to raise. He has spoken this evening to the Minister for Employment about fluctuating…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to respond to points made this evening. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions and discussions. I take this opportunity to fully, strongly assure all…06 Mar 2023HANSARDSingle-parent employment levelsWe are committed to helping parents to increase their income through work. We have cut the earnings taper on universal credit and increased work allowances, meaning that families…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI will just make a little progress, and I am sure the hon. Gentleman will want to jump in again shortly. Ultimately, this is about parity between taxpayers and those people who…06 Mar 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind Farms: Health and SafetyThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point about learning from what happened and ensuring it is fit for purpose, and, above all, ensuring that he and the workers involved…06 Mar 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind Farms: Health and SafetyI thank the hon. Gentleman. I will make some further points, and I hope we can then come to a mutual arrangement and I can reassure him on the issues he raises. The points he…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI thank the hon. Lady, and I think the point here is that this is not solely about sanctions. As we heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow), this is…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI thank my hon. Friend, and she makes the point extremely eloquently. This is much more about getting people into work and progressing; it is not about some punitive sanctions…06 Mar 2023