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HANSARDBenefit CapWe will certainly keep the policy under review, but at the moment too many people are in poverty through being out of work, and the cap does help by increasing the incentive to…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsTogether with disabled people, we are co-producing a review of PIP to ensure that it is fair and fit for the future. The review’s terms of reference reflect the view of successive…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Care LeaversI would be delighted to have that conversation. I speak regularly to the Minister in Northern Ireland about matters in my portfolio, and I would be happy to cover this matter in…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Care LeaversIt is very important that we do not weaken the incentives for care leavers to start work and to progress once they are in work. At the moment, 40% of young care leavers are not in…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Care LeaversWe have been reminded already this afternoon of the experiences of Fatima Whitbread. Work is under way across Government to give care leavers access to the skills and wider…29 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefit CapThe hon. Member is right that the scrapping of the two-child limit is the key measure and will lead to 450,000 children moving out of poverty. Other measures in our child poverty…29 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefit CapIf there is a plan, I would be very interested to see it. We certainly have not seen any details of it. The hon. Member’s comments are a further example of her expressing…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)The hon. Lady makes an important point. Will she clarify her party’s position? Does the Conservative party think that more than 7% of assessments ought to be carried out face to…24 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. Thank you for permitting us to take our jackets off. I thank hon. Members who have spoken in the debate. As we have…24 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have not yet got to that bit in my list, but I am coming to it—I am looking forward to that part of my speech. The Conservative party is…24 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)There certainly has been data along those lines; I think it was data along those lines that made the previous Government think that they need not start face-to-face assessments…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Workplace Exposure to Silica DustNot just at the moment. I may be able to later. Last month, the HSE launched a campaign specifically on this area of risk, with dedicated pages and resources on the HSE’s Work…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Workplace Exposure to Silica DustEmployers need to take care that visitors to their premises are protected. What is being done includes making sure that workers at risk are having respiratory health checks, lung…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Workplace Exposure to Silica DustIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis) on securing this important debate. I…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHistorical Personal Independence Payment ClaimsOn 28 May 2026, DWP published statistics about two exercises which reviewed historical personal independence payment claims for people affected by the MM Supreme Court judgment or…01 Jun 2026HANSARDAccess to Work BacklogThe Access to Work scheme plays an important role in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in, and into, work. The core ambition of the scheme is to ensure…19 May 2026HANSARDLegacy Benefits: AppealsUniversal credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work where they can. As I…14 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsOf course, at some point it may be that a decision will be made that these products should not be available, but we do not want that to happen before then , because then they may…13 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsTaking them one by one, the BRP extends the expiry date for the up to 173 approved active substances to 31 July 2031, provided that renewal applications are submitted. That will…13 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsI cannot say how many of the 173 have had such calls made in relation to them, but my guess is that some of them probably have because of the nature of the substances. As the hon.…13 May 2026