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HANSARD Education and OpportunityNot “your”; the hon. Member’s.24 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesI commend our amendment to the House.22 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesI congratulate everybody who has made their maiden speech in this debate. It is a big moment in one’s parliamentary career, but you are out the other side and nothing will be…22 Jul 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentThe time taken to process a new PIP claim fell from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 15 weeks at the end of January this year.13 May 2024HANSARDEmployment LevelsWe have a near record level of employment and very low levels of unemployment, but we are not stopping there. The Chancellor announced our back to work plan in the previous…13 May 2024HANSARDEmployment LevelsI congratulate my hon. Friend on the reduction in the number of claimants in his constituency, which I know is at least in part due to the excellent jobs fairs he assists in…13 May 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentI set out the improvement in the processing times that people have been experiencing. In fact, we are now at 15 weeks—that was the figure at the end of January —which is quicker…13 May 2024HANSARDEmployment LevelsI think the Government have already said they are not minded to pursue the scheme to which the hon. Gentleman refers, but that is not the same thing as saying that we do not take…13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThe ombudsman’s report has been laid before Parliament and it is under active and considerable consideration at the present time.13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI simply do not accept that that is a fair assessment of the very considerable time and effort that we are putting into taking this matter extremely seriously.13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThere are a variety of opinions as to what the outcome of the ombudsman’s report should be. There are the ombudsman’s recommendations themselves, to which some people take a…13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI thank my hon. Friend the Father of the House for his question. I cannot prejudge the outcome of the very detailed set of considerations. He makes reference to the amounts…13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that I have just given to the Father of the House. It has to be stressed, quite rightly, that the report was five years in the making, and…13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI have made it clear from the Dispatch Box that there will be no undue delay in coming to conclusions on this matter.13 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI have made our position extremely clear: we are considering the report and it will come back to the House in due course and without undue delay. The ombudsman has, as the hon.…13 May 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformOn reforming welfare, we are increasing the incentives to work and increasing the disincentives not to work or to engage with the system, and we are looking to better target help…13 May 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformI thank my hon. Friend for his question and considerable interest and knowledge in this area, and for the discussions he has held with me on these matters. As he will know, we are…13 May 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Work is essential and is at the heart of the reforms we are bringing through. Indeed the Office for Budget Responsibility has assessed…13 May 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformThe reforms we are bringing in are not a code for cuts; they are a clear, well thought through set of reforms for putting work right at the centre of people’s existence. The hon.…13 May 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformWe are looking at modernising how the Child Maintenance Agency operates, as the hon. Lady will know. If she has specific examples of constituents who have had undue waiting times,…13 May 2024