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HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Access to ServicesI think that it will go a very long way. We are looking seriously at getting the information out quickly—the link with HMRC is incredibly important here. We already get real-time…16 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditMy Lords, the Government have assessed the impact of raising the rate of universal credit for care leavers under 25 in line with the rate for the over-25s. While we are not…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditThis is an important subject. As I said earlier, we recognise the challenges that care leavers face as they move out of the care system. We look forward to continuing our very…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditThe noble Baroness’s first point is correct: there is an element in the crime rate. I have the statistics somewhere here. We are well aware of it and are working very closely with…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditIn my opening Answer, I already alluded to what we might or might not do about that. In addition to the £250 million help that we give to care leavers, there is much…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditThe subject of relationships is very important indeed for care leavers. Judgments on the quality and breadth of a local authority’s so-called local offer for care leavers forms…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditThe noble Lord makes a good point. The Government and local authorities should work in tandem, particularly in relation to care leavers who may have married young; I think that is…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditWe do not have any such plans, although the noble Lord will know that we keep all these matters under review. I have already outlined a number of initiatives that we have taken to…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditThat is absolutely right and I could not have put it better myself. That is why it is so important that at particular stages of life—that is, from the age of 14, and particularly…13 May 2024HANSARDCare Leavers: Universal CreditI cannot tell the noble Baroness whether it has reduced the numbers, but it has been a considerable success. It is all part of what I was saying about our joined-up thinking in…13 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformI have every sympathy with what I have heard from my noble friend. I will not repeat what I said about the huge changes that we are making to the PIP process, but I am aware of…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformMy Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baronesses, Lady Sherlock and Lady Tyler, for their questions; I will do my best to answer them. Indeed, the Prime Minister did make a…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformAbsolutely. This allows me to talk a bit about the so-called fit notes. I start by saying that we know that work positively impacts people’s physical and mental health and…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformI know that we— the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and I—have had several sessions across the Chamber, and I say gently that, for her to say that all the instances of mental health…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformI thank my noble friend for her kind comments about the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary, with whom I am working closely, as she will know. My noble friend made an…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformI gently correct the right reverend Prelate, or give my view, which is that the current PIP system has served a purpose; that is a fair comment to make. However, as I said…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformI encourage the noble Lord, with his knowledge and experience, to input into the consultation, as I suspect he probably will. He will know that the consultation is limited in…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Disability ReformI take very seriously what my noble friend has said. On the PIP process, she is right. Work needs to be and is being done to modernise the health and disability benefit services…01 May 2024HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, I am pleased to close this important debate on addressing the root causes of child poverty. It will be interesting to check with Hansard on whether this is indeed a…29 Apr 2024HANSARDChild PovertyOf course, and the noble Baroness will know that I have spoken at length on this matter and that there are a number of exceptions to this particular policy. But I stick to our…29 Apr 2024