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HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessI made it clear at the beginning that this is an area that I am looking at very closely. We are committed to providing a strong safety net for those who need it and that is why we…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention; I was not aware of that scheme and will certainly look at it—it sounds very interesting. Subject to being in post in 24 or 48 hours,…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessI have been a Minister for only three months and I keep all the policies in my remit at the Department under very close review. I regularly meet and have conversations with key…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessThe right hon. Gentleman tempts me down a road that is wholly outside my remit. That is a question for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and my counterpart…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceI am sorry, Sir Edward. I am conscious that I have not been able to cover many of the issues raised, but I hope hon. Members can see that the latest statistics show that the…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceMy door is always open to colleagues from both sides of the House, and I would be happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss that particular case in detail. I mentioned the…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time—and hopefully not the last, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn…23 Jul 2019HANSARDResponse to Opposition Day Debate: Inequality and Social MobilityFollowing the recent Opposition day debate on 12 June, I am setting out the approach this Government are taking to tackling inequality and improving social mobility. This…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPension InequalityI will certainly echo the comments made by the hon. Lady about those sporting teams in Scotland. Her question is better related to the Pensions Minister, so I will ensure that he…11 Jul 2019HANSARDPension InequalityBefore I respond, may I say, on behalf of our Front-Bench team and, I hope, of the whole House, how proud we are of the Lionesses for their exceptionally inspirational performance…11 Jul 2019HANSARDPension InequalityAs I say, the Government have already introduced transitional arrangements costing £1.1 billion. We have considered the alternative options and found that there are substantial…11 Jul 2019HANSARDPension InequalityMy hon. Friend is a strong advocate for his constituents. This Government have already introduced transitional arrangements costing £1.1 billion; this concession reduced the…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. We do not know the number of suicides compared to the overall number of cases investigated under the internal review process. As I said,…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsUnder PIP, people with a mental health condition are five times more likely to be exempted than under the legacy benefit system. However, it is important to say that it was the…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsThe Department holds the original commission and final report for all peer reviews of disability benefit claimants’ deaths up to 2015. All these documents are kept for six years…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsIn cases of this nature, our inquiries and investigations nearly always go alongside a coroner’s investigation. So it is important to say that there is already that independent…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsThe Department takes the death of any claimant extremely seriously and always conducts an investigation into the circumstances. The Department is continually working to improve…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsI thank my hon. Friend for his question and the way he put it. We take all cases of this nature incredibly seriously, and the Department has undertaken 84 internal process reviews…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsI am disappointed by the hon. Lady’s line of questioning. As I have had said twice already, we take incredibly seriously the death of any claimant, and we always conduct an…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsWhat we are doing is spending £6 billion more, and we will continue to work with stakeholders where possible, to ensure that we can improve our processes.04 Jul 2019