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Written Question
Bereavement Benefits
Friday 10th March 2017

Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reform bereavement benefits.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

For those whose spouse or civil partner dies on or after 6 April 2017 we are replacing the current suite of bereavement benefits with a single benefit known as Bereavement Support Payment. The Regulations setting out the details of Bereavement Support Payment were debated in the House of Lords on 21 February 2017 and in the House of Commons on 27 February 2017.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. The Government have thus far been reluctant to consider the fair transitional arrangements for the WASPI women, who have been unfairly disadvantaged by the changes to the women’s state pension age. What action is the Secretary of State taking at present and what changes does he propose?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2016
State Pension Age: Women

"The hon. Lady was right to say that equalisation was not the issue. The issue is the fairness, or rather the unfairness, of the transitional arrangements. We have heard that there are transitional arrangements, but they are unfair...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Nov 2016
State Pension Age: Women

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall. I congratulate and thank the hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) for securing the debate, which is very timely. The most recent changes to the women’s state pension age will have a direct impact on around …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Sep 2016
Social Security

"I may come later in my short speech to a few of the points that the hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) raised. First, however, on the detail of the legislation, I want to make it clear that the Ulster Unionist party supports the benefit cap, for example, because …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Sep 2016
Social Security

"Can the right hon. Gentleman enlighten us, because I have not got to the bottom of it, on why Sinn Féin has done such a somersault on this? It totally opposed it for years, and then all of a sudden it seemed to come to its senses and accept the …..."
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Written Question
State Retirement Pensions: Females
Monday 12th September 2016

Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the introduction of transitional arrangements to assist women born on or after 6 April 1951 who have been adversely affected by changes to the state pension age.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

At the time of the Pensions Act 2011 the government introduced a concession worth £1.1 billion to limit the impact of the rising state pension age on those most affected. The concession capped the maximum delay that anyone would face in claiming their State Pension to 18 months rather than two years, relative to the previous timetable. The Government has no plans to introduce further transitional arrangements.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2015
Social Security

"I am not arguing against the legislation by any means, but I seek clarification. The top-ups available under the disability living allowance and the personal independence payment through the Stormont House agreement are not available under these proposals—instead, they are down to the three-person panel. This is just a matter …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2015
Social Security

"As I understand it, last December’s Stormont House proposals were accepted by the SDLP as well as Sinn Féin. Is the hon. Gentleman now saying that this is a worse deal or a better deal than the Stormont House proposal?..."
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Written Question
Industrial Health and Safety
Monday 7th September 2015

Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has carried out research into the potential risks associated with hydraulic fracturing.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

It is not necessary for HSE to commission new research in order to be confident that it can regulate the shale industry effectively, due to the broad range of shale research already available and HSE's existing knowledge of oil and gas extraction.

I have asked HSE to keep the situation under review.