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HANSARD Disability BenefitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this debate. When he was a member of the…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Disability BenefitsI am grateful that the Minister has offered us all the chance to share our cases with her, but I hope she realises how many there are. Some of us have raised one or two cases…26 Mar 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment ClaimsThe Department for Work and Pensions has a staggering 288,000 outstanding PIP claims. The average clearance time is currently 15 weeks. People are waiting almost four months for a…18 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsToday, we are talking about growing the economy. I think a lot of our constituents stop listening when they hear that phrase, as it sounds far too removed from their daily lives…11 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Next month, it will be four years since the publication of the cross-party Youth Violence Commission report, which recommended violence reduction units. However, knife crime…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Specified Diseases and Prescribed Occupations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I believe this is now the third time that I have spoken to the regulations on behalf of the shadow Department for Work…19 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhy did the Prime Minister downgrade the role of Minister for Disabled People? What message does he think that sends to disabled people, and will he commit to reconsider that move…07 Feb 2024HANSARDWindrush Compensation Scheme2. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the time taken to process claims to the Windrush compensation scheme.07 Feb 2024HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeIn response to a parliamentary question, the former Immigration Minister, the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), confirmed that by April last year, 41 of the 6,122…07 Feb 2024HANSARDPIP Mandatory Reconsideration DecisionsAs my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) has just highlighted, the Department is in chaos and that is having a huge impact on claimants’ lives. As of…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDisability Action Planindicated dissent .05 Feb 2024HANSARDDisability Action PlanI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. The Government have had consultation after consultation, and they have published different strategies, but it sadly…05 Feb 2024HANSARDPensions (Special Rules for End of Life) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) on bringing the Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill before the House today for its Second Reading. The Bill…02 Feb 2024HANSARD Coastal and Rural Communities: EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) on securing this debate. For fear of pronouncing her…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Household Support FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) on securing the debate, and I thank him…31 Jan 2024HANSARDChildren in Hospital for Extended Periods (Report to Parliament) BillI congratulate the right hon. and learned Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald) on putting forward such articulate arguments. I hope he will not mistake my…19 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentI thank the Minister for giving way. She has pointed to a number of Government pilots and I know there are other pilots. In my contribution, I asked whether the Government would…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalMany Members across the House have mentioned the ITV drama and it may interest them to know that the director of “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” is in the Gallery. He has been…10 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentIt is a pleasure, Dame Caroline, to serve under your chairship, and I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to this debate on behalf of the shadow work and pensions team. I…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAccess to WorkAll we see from this Government are delays: delays processing Access to Work applications; delays publishing the disability action plan; and now delays in appointing the new…18 Dec 2023