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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I support the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman). Is it not true that, because of their recruitment processes, many employers are missing out on the talent and the enrichment that employing someone with autism would bring? People do not even get that first opportunity. …..."
Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Oct 2018
Universal Credit

"The right choice, Mr Speaker.

The Minister’s tone this afternoon is very abrasive, and he does not seem to be listening to genuine concerns from Members on both sides of the House. We understand that the Government may want to save some announcements for the upcoming Budget, but I would …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister can highlight what he likes, but long-term youth unemployment in Darlington and the Tees valley is completely stagnant: the situation has not improved at all. What is he going to do to make sure that in six months’ time the picture has improved?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"I begin by saying some words that I never thought would leave my mouth: I really hope that Ministers listen to what the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith) has just said—but where were you as Secretary of State? The right hon. Gentleman has explained …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"That is right. People want clarity. What everyone wants is for work to pay and for people to be better off in work than out of work, but that is not what we are going to get.

The Government used to be very keen on having a full and detailed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"My hon. Friend has far more experience of scrutinising Conservative Governments than I have, and I suspect that he may be right.

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the effect of all the tax and benefit changes in last year’s autumn statement would mean losses about 25 times larger …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"It was pleasing to hear the Minister say that predictability and clarity were important in pensions. Will he apply those principles to the 2.6 million WASPI women?..."
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Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Archives
Monday 14th September 2015

Asked by: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish his Department's (a) assessment of performance, (b) efficiency opportunities (c) savings market conditions, and (d) security risk management as a result of the most recent strategic management review with Capita on the Document Management and Associated Services (document storage) contract currently held by Capita Filestores in Darlington.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

There is a structured performance management framework incorporated into the document storage contract held with the contractor, which includes monitoring of performance, continuous improvement, market sector comparison, identification of efficiency opportunities and management of security and risk in line with both parties’ contractual obligations. However, the contract re-procurement process has commenced and the Invitation to Tender documentation issued to the market place. Publication of the latest strategic review output specifically relating to the contractor’s performance on the contract during a competitive process where competing suppliers would have access to this information would potentially put the contractor as the incumbent supplier at a commercial disadvantage. Therefore, this information is deemed commercially sensitive and will not be released.

Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Archives
Wednesday 9th September 2015

Asked by: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what legal advice his Department has received on the tendering process for the Document Management and Associated Services (document storage) bid.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions act as the Department’s managing agent on the tendering process for the Document Management and Associated Services (document storage).

Where there is a retender of a single supplier contract under which the incumbent supplier is employing staff to provide services, whether under the contract which is being replaced or when exiting the future contract which is currently being procured, it is part of CCS’s standard approach to seek legal advice from Government Legal Department to consider the terms of the contracts underlying the transfer.

We will not publish the legal advice received as part of this procurement. Any advice that CCS receives from Government Legal Department is subject to legal privilege and is not disclosable, even in a court of law.

Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Archives
Wednesday 9th September 2015

Asked by: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Darlington Filestores site has not been included in the re-tendering bid for the Document Management and Associated Services (document storage) contract; and what his Department plans to do with the files held at this facility.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The decision for a single storage solution has been driven by the Department’s Business Strategy;

· To increase digitalisation and move to digital by default which will reduce physical storage requirements.

· To reduce DWP estates requirements.

· To reduce costs and provide greater value for money for the taxpayer.