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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member raises a very important point. She will probably be aware of the Buckland review, published before the election, which looks specifically at employment support for…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUniversal CreditI can assure my hon. Friend that advances of up to 100% of potential universal credit entitlements are available urgently during the first assessment period of a claim, but she is…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUniversal CreditWe are watching very carefully the progress of migration from tax credits to universal credit, which will be complete in the early part of next year, but I would be very happy to…16 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. There is a problem in the interaction between the universal credit taper rate and the housing benefit taper for people in supported…16 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the NAO report, which I asked for last May, when I was Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee. We are determined to address the problem of carer’s allowance…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUniversal CreditThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting suggestion. That is not something I am considering at the moment, but as he will have heard me say earlier, we will be reviewing universal…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUniversal CreditWe are committed to reviewing universal credit to ensure that it is doing the job that we need it to. We have started by announcing the fair repayment rate in the Budget, and we…16 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I can confirm that. We place a very high value on the contribution of family carers. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said, the Budget announcement on the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUniversal CreditNo assessment along the lines that the hon. Gentleman asks about has been made. Benefit rates are reviewed each year, increasing by 6.7% last April and by 1.7% from next April, in…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIll Health and Disability BenefitsI can assure the hon. Gentleman that we will make the right decisions, and they will be set out in our Green Paper in the spring. There is a need to reform the health and…16 Dec 2024HANSARDDisability History MonthI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her point and can certainly give her the assurance that she seeks. As she knows, in the Budget we made an important improvement to the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDDisability History MonthIt was a very good event. I made some rather poor efforts to address the group in British Sign Language—my first attempt. I know that she will be pleased—I am sure the hon. Member…12 Dec 2024HANSARDDisability History MonthI am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) on initiating this debate and on her speech. We have…12 Dec 2024HANSARD International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI am pleased that my hon. Friend has met her constituent, and of course I would be glad to meet her, her constituent and his parents. Let me set out some of the steps that we are…03 Dec 2024HANSARD International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) on securing this timely debate, continuing her long-standing record, as the hon. Member…03 Dec 2024HANSARD International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI am glad to be able to tell the hon. Gentleman, who raises an important point, that in the race and disability equality Bill, which my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and…03 Dec 2024HANSARD International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesThe hon. Member’s constituent raises an important point. Indeed, I was pressed on that point earlier today by Peter White in an interview that will be broadcast tonight. Our…03 Dec 2024HANSARDBlind and Partially Sighted People: Employment SupportI certainly welcome opportunities to do that. We need to learn from all the devolved Governments in the UK. There are interesting things happening in Scotland, for example, on…20 Nov 2024HANSARDBlind and Partially Sighted People: Employment SupportI am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I too congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) on securing this important and illuminating…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDisabled People: DiscriminationOur manifesto committed us to championing the rights of, and working with, disabled people, putting their views and voices at the heart of all we do. We want a more inclusive…13 Nov 2024