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HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026No, we are only aligning with the very highest standards worldwide. The question is: what is the framework for that? We are adopting the UN framework, and we think that is the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I 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.…21 Apr 2026HANSARDLegacy Benefits: AbolitionTransforming the way the Department for Work and Pensions delivers its services is key to ensuring that we improve the customer experience while delivering value for money for…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Carer’s Allowance OverpaymentsLet me come to that point in a moment. I saw the article that my hon. Friend refers to. It is an important point, and I will address it in a couple of minutes. My hon. Friends…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Carer’s Allowance OverpaymentsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. I will come on to that, because there is some progress in that area. As my hon. Friend said, having made the change to the earnings limit,…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Carer’s Allowance OverpaymentsI am delighted to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) on securing this extremely timely…14 Apr 2026HANSARDIndependent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments: Progress on ResponseThe Government published the report of the Independent Review of overpayments of Carer’s Allowance linked to earnings, and the Government’s response to its recommendations, on 25…13 Apr 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions…Looking back, that worked rather better than people might have anticipated, but it meant that in 2021, only 5% of work capability assessments were carried out face to face. After…11 Mar 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions…Looking back, that worked rather better than people might have anticipated, but it meant that in 2021, only 5% of work capability assessments were carried out face to face. After…11 Mar 2026HANSARDWork Capability AssessmentsThe hon. Lady’s hon. Friend, the Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) raised this important concern in a Westminster Hall debate last week. A backlog of reassessments…09 Mar 2026HANSARDWork Capability AssessmentsThe hon. Lady is right to raise this matter. She is also right that the Department prioritises initial assessments, so that people without any support at all get it as soon as…09 Mar 2026HANSARDWorker Protection: Hazardous Medicinal ProductsI do not think I have seen the report the hon. Gentleman refers to. From what I have seen, there is no evidence of a problem with the current arrangements. There may be some…09 Mar 2026HANSARDWorker Protection: Hazardous Medicinal ProductsMy hon. Friend make an interesting suggestion, and I know there has been some campaigning around this issue. The Health and Safety Executive has not seen evidence that the current…09 Mar 2026HANSARDWorker Protection: Hazardous Medicinal ProductsThe Health and Safety Executive is working to ensure that employers know their duties under COSHH—the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2022, as amended. Those…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this matter. She might know of the Connect to Work service we have introduced, which will be available across the whole country by summer. The…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very grateful if the hon. Gentleman would drop me a line about that case so that I can look into what has happened.09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe new disability advisory panel—chaired by Zara Todd, whom the hon. Gentleman may know—will be working with us on reform of Access to Work. We have increased the number of staff…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I do agree. As my hon. Friend will know, we have set up a review of personal independence payment, which is under way at the moment. We have a steering group of 12…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise that matter. It is fair to say that the PIP application process is old-fashioned, clunky and difficult for many. I mentioned earlier the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a serious problem with Access to Work delays—on 16 February, the application backlog was 66,699—which is why we have substantially increased the number of staff working…09 Mar 2026