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HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWP8. What steps she is taking to build trust in her Department among disabled people.07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Trust in DWPDWP’s social security advisory committee highlighted just over a year ago the serious problem that disabled people do not trust the Department. Burying the NatCen report, in…07 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThere is an obvious unfairness in the massive profits being made by the oil and gas companies at a time when families are facing such great hardship. Surely the Chancellor must…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsAs was said in the debate, the grounds on which the Government resisted that case was that they were not properly consulting people in the first place. That is surely a hopeless…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) on securing this important debate. The Green Paper’s commitment to reforming assessments is welcome.…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportDoes the Prime Minister recognise that repeatedly making statements, including from the Dispatch Box, which turn out subsequently to be untrue, is a serious problem, or does he…31 Jan 2022HANSARD DWP Risk Review TeamI am grateful to the Minister for giving way, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Edmonton (Kate Osamor) on securing this debate. I agree with the points that the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillThe introduction of universal credit has led to a big increase in fraud. The current growth of economic crime and corruption poses an existential threat to financial services—one…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillWill the Minister confirm that the Government intend to table amendments in the other place to implement the statutory protection for leaseholders announced last week by the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDUnderpayment of Benefits: CompensationI welcome this important report, and I thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting the urgent question. What is the position relating to the payment of interest in cases such as this? The…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI congratulate the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) and his colleagues on the Committee on their work. In particular, as he knows, I warmly welcome the…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI very much agree with the point my right hon. Friend is making and with the recommendation in the report. I wonder whether she noticed that the Prime Minister told the Liaison…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyWill the Secretary of State spell out how the statutory protection he has announced will help leaseholders in developments such as Waterside Park, built by Barratt in my…10 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeWhen will the Minister be able to tell us more about the arrangements for family reunion that she referred to earlier for people at risk in Afghanistan who have family here ready…06 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillAs I understand it, the EU has now changed its law. Because we are outside the EU, could we not stick with the retained law? I just want to make that point, because I do not agree…05 Jan 2022HANSARDHistorical Allegations of Sexual AbuseI very much agree with the hon. Gentleman; it is important that, whatever the circumstances, victims should feel confident that they can obtain justice. In Sharifa’s case,…05 Jan 2022HANSARDHistorical Allegations of Sexual AbuseI beg to move, That this House has considered historical allegations of sexual abuse and the justice system. I am glad to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I am…05 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreased Living Costs: Benefit Claimants6. What steps her Department is taking to support benefit claimants in meeting increased living costs.13 Dec 2021HANSARDIncreased Living Costs: Benefit ClaimantsA single father who is unable to work on health grounds told the Select Committee in September that removing the £20 a week uplift would force him to skip meals so that his…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI very much agree with the point that my hon. Friend is making. Is he aware of the very widespread alarm that clause 9 is creating up and down the country?07 Dec 2021