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HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Application ProcessI certainly think that journey times are an important factor. We want to provide certainty as quickly as possible in relation to people’s claims. Waiting times for PIP claims have…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSupporting People Nearing the End of their LivesThe Government are committed to providing support to people who are nearing the end of their lives. For people in this position, special rules allow simple and fast access to…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Katherine Fletcher) for promoting the Bill here today. We have rightly heard many tributes to her during the debate.…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperMay I first welcome what I think is a cautious welcome from the Opposition for the reforms that we are seeking to advance? I think it reflects some of the utterings that we have…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperMy right hon. Friend speaks with passion and authority on these issues, and he has a wealth of experience of delivering meaningful change in the welfare system that has improved…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI would argue that dignity, fairness and respect underpin all the work that I do as Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, all the work of my colleagues in in the…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI appreciate my hon. Friend’s welcome for our proposed reforms. I have not seen the article to which he refers, but I will certainly have a look at it once I have left the…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI suspect that these issues will come up when I appear before the Select Committee along with my hon. Friend the Minister for Employment in a few weeks’ time. I look forward to…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head about what we are trying to achieve with these reforms. He is a passionate campaigner for employment opportunities in Workington, and has…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperThe hon. Lady is right to raise this issue. We all have a duty and a responsibility to be brilliant advocates and allies of disabled people, promoting opportunities for them at…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI thank my hon. Friend for raising the work of Community ConneX, which makes a huge difference in his community. I see that replicated in many of the visits that I undertake in…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperThe hon. Gentleman is right to touch on the fact that disabled people contribute so much to our workplaces, and I want to extend their contribution further so that we can unleash…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperCompassionate and supportive is precisely the approach that I see when I carry out my visits and look at the employment support that is being provided. As I said, I was at the NHS…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI am not satisfied with where we are in relation to Access to Work, and that is why I am driving a real effort within the Department, which is resulting in more staff being…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperMy hon. Friend is a brilliant champion for his constituents, and he is always arguing for improved employment opportunities for residents in his area. The Budget commitments,…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI am happy to provide further detail for my hon. Friend separately. We recognise that there is real value and opportunity in having locally led and locally initiated employment…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperIt is fair to say that the Access to Work scheme is a flagship scheme that has made a big difference over the years in helping to support disabled people into work. As we move…16 Mar 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsToday, the department will publish the latest statistics on making backdated payments to personal independence payment claimants who are affected by the KT and SH decision of the…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperYesterday, the Secretary of State published “Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper”. This White Paper is a significant milestone, demonstrating the…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s thoughts on statutory sick pay. If there are particular ideas or suggestions that he would like me to consider, I would be very happy to do so.16 Mar 2023