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HANSARDDisabled People: DiscriminationMy hon. Friend, in describing her constituency, speaks for the whole country. Disabled people and people with health impairments are very diverse, and we want to promote diverse,…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDisabled People: DiscriminationI can give my hon. Friend that assurance. As I have said, we are committed to putting the views and voices of disabled people at the heart of everything we do and, in looking at…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDisabled People: DiscriminationI am afraid that I cannot talk about the situation at Whitchurch, but the hon. Lady speaks for many on this, as there have been some high-profile and troubling instances of…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDisabled People: DiscriminationThat question is perhaps more relevant to the previous group of questions, but I am very happy to make sure that we write to the hon. Gentleman to set out the support that is…13 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is good example of the kind of discussion we need among Ministers responsible for disability across Government. Department for Transport guidance on inclusive mobility and on…13 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working very closely with disability organisations, and I pay tribute to the work of those to which the hon. Gentleman referred. We will certainly ensure that barriers that…13 Nov 2024HANSARDCompleting the Implementation of Universal CreditThis Government are committed to getting Britain working. Completing the implementation of universal credit will support this mission. Universal credit provides greater support…12 Nov 2024HANSARDPIP Application ProcessThe application process for personal independence payment is being kept under review. An online process is being trialled and we are looking at further potential improvements.11 Nov 2024HANSARDPIP Application ProcessThe hon. Gentleman raises a very fair point. It is, of course, important that we keep the awards under review, because sometimes they go up as well as down and we want to ensure…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPIP Application ProcessMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. Indeed, she and I worked on an excellent Select Committee report on health assessments for benefits, which provides some very…11 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: AssessmentThe Department has adopted an iterative approach, updating the universal credit system to reflect user needs as they develop. The new Government are committed to reviewing…11 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: AssessmentI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for drawing my attention to that. What he has described sounds very odd indeed, and I will be happy to look at the details if he will let me…11 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: AssessmentAs my hon. Friend will know, there have been some very troubling cases of carer’s allowance overpayment. I am not sure whether carer’s allowance is part of the overpayment he…11 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child LimitThe last Labour Government dramatically reduced child poverty, and we want to repeat their success. The child poverty taskforce is exploring how to harness all available levers,…11 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child LimitThe strategy will be very clear about how we will tackle the scourge of child poverty, and the hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the importance of doing that. Labour…11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If a person is paid four-weekly, they receive 13 payments a year, so in one of the 12 monthly assessment periods each year, they are paid…11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight that research from Carers UK. The Budget increased the earnings threshold, so people will be able to earn £10,000 a year from work…11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I mentioned earlier, we are committed to reviewing universal credit. The way it works means that in each assessment period—each month—there is a new calculation based on the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The threshold will increase on 7 April next year, and all current claimants will receive an annual uprating letter in the spring that will set…11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on being the Labour Member for Weston-super-Mare. I have met Liz Sayce, who will carry out the review, and she is raring to go. The terms of…11 Nov 2024