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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2016
State Pension Age: Women

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the WASPI women should be commended for the civil, decent and reasonable way they have campaigned? We have met them all in our constituencies. He just made the point that women had a gender pay gap and a resulting pension gap even before the …..."
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Written Question
Employment and Support Allowance: Chronic Illnesses
Monday 24th October 2016

Asked by: Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which chronic illnesses and severe conditions exempt employment and support allowance claimants from regular medical reassessments.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 October 2016 to Question UIN 48978.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Sep 2016
Social Security

"Will the hon. Gentleman not honestly accept that, really, the whole debacle was more about him and his party not wanting to troop through the Lobby in a love-in with Sinn Féin to inflict poverty on people in Northern Ireland?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2015
Social Security

"I rise to speak briefly on this vexed issue because, quite simply, all that has to be said and can be said on the issue has been said. My hon. Friends and I have made our position abundantly clear on many occasions, but I could not let this statutory order …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2015
Social Security

"The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. The difficulty about it is that the DUP would have settled for a lot less. DUP Members argued for less time and again. Quite simply, I agree. The SDLP feels that, although the deal has its merits in some places, there are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2015
Social Security

"I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. I agree. I recall the meeting she mentions. In my opinion, what she is reflecting is the fact that it was a complex issue and it still is a complex issue. What comes to mind immediately—and I am glad that the hon. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2015
Social Security

"I fully respect our learned and hon. Friend and the issue that he has raised, but I put it to him that no party has been more willing to compromise on a whole range of issues than the SDLP. We were there at the beginning, we are there in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Housing Benefit

"I rise to support the motion, but before I do so, I would like to express my deep appreciation to all hon. Members who have expressed their condolences on the death of Eddie McGrady; their sympathy is deeply appreciated, and I thank them for it.

The bedroom tax is a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Housing Benefit

"Yes, I do, and I am deeply concerned about that. However, we do not need any more research to tell us that this tax is wrong and that it will inflict an inordinate degree of hardship that shames us all, and the Government in particular. Those who are suffering from …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Housing Benefit

"I agree entirely with the right hon. Gentleman The point about this tax is that when it was introduced it looked bad, but with every week that goes past it looks worse. We have to do what we can. With all honesty and all integrity, I can say that I …..."
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