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HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersAs the Secretary of State knows, about a third of those who are eligible for pension credit do not receive it at the moment. She told us earlier that there is an action plan to…21 Mar 2022HANSARDPension Credit Claimants: KetteringThe Minister could have a busy summer ahead. Take-up of pension credit remains low: an estimated 850,000 pensioner households across the country are not receiving the help that…21 Mar 2022HANSARDPension Credit Claimants: Ketteringindicated dissent .21 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister referred earlier to the modest reported percentage increase in take-up of pension credit. Does he recognise that that increase is a consequence of the removal of…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersI very much agree with the point that my right hon. Friend is making. Pension credit, introduced in 2003, has been a powerful lever for tackling pensioner poverty. Does he agree…21 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresThis week’s employment figures show that there are 580,000 fewer people in work now than there were before the pandemic. In particular, there seem to be several hundred thousand…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesSoon after the pandemic began, the Prime Minister said: “people who have worked hard for this country, who live and work here should have support of one kind or another”. The no…17 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Three weeks ago, the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove, wrote to the Prime Minister to point out that his repeated assertion that employment is now…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The importance of guaranteeing guidance was stressed repeatedly, not just in George Osborne’s announcement but by the Government in the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceI start by congratulating the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) on securing the debate and on his opening speech. There was a serious flaw in implementing the pension…01 Mar 2022HANSARDEnglish Language Tests14. If she will take steps to resolve the immigration status of overseas students who have been falsely accused of cheating in English language tests.28 Feb 2022HANSARDEnglish Language TestsAfter 2014, over 30,000 overseas students lost their visas, accused of cheating in English language tests. It is now clear that the great majority of those students were entirely…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformIt is estimated that 4,000 Muslim young people every year choose with a heavy heart not to enter higher education because of the Islamic ban on interest. Nine years ago, David…24 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19Three years ago, the Government consulted on much-needed reforms to statutory sick pay, rightly recognising that the current system is inflexible and does not reflect modern…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]We are having an interesting debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) on the case that he set out from the Front Bench by rightly…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTOEIC English Language TestsIn 2011, the Home Office gave a licence to the US firm ETS to operate its TOIEC English language test to establish whether overseas students could speak English well enough to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDTOEIC English Language Tests(Urgent Question ) : To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement about reports of failings in the test of English for international communication, or TOEIC, language tests in…09 Feb 2022HANSARDFamily Courts: Delays10. What steps he is taking to reduce delays in the family courts.08 Feb 2022HANSARDFamily Courts: DelaysIn east London the position is getting worse. The delays in the east London family court are the worst in London. Several months ago we were told that parts of east London would…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills), who makes an important contribution to the work of the Select Committee. I agree with much of what he says.…07 Feb 2022