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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"What is depressing about this debate, which we have time and again, is that it calls for a policy that was invented by the Labour party to be reversed and does not offer any solutions for moving forward with the welfare state. We should take such opportunities to get out …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"Does my hon. Friend agree that, as a result of the tough decisions on welfare that the Government had to make and the lower borrowing rates that they have now produced, we can give businesses the tax cuts that will enable them to pay more than the minimum wage and …..."
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Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Friday 5th September 2014

Asked by: Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative - Wetherby and Easingwold)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when applications for personal independent payment will be available online.

Answered by Lord Harper

Whilst Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims are not currently available online, part of our longer term plan is to develop an online claim service for PIP that meets the needs of our claimants. It is important that we get the design of this right before moving to implementation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UN on the under-occupancy penalty...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that the UN housing expert made no reference to the 250,000 households living in overcrowded accommodation or the efforts that the Government are making to bring fairness and respect to the welfare system after the mess that lot left it in?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"Has my right hon. Friend pondered this question? The Government are trying to ensure that the social security net works for people who need social security. When does he think that Labour decided that they were not interested in social security, only in bribing the electorate?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"The problem with this debate is that nobody has gone back to the idea of what the social security welfare state was for. It was brought in to make sure that people who were in desperate need at a time of unexpected circumstances did not fall into poverty. When somebody …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"Just give me two ticks. The constant mocking that has gone on is shameful political posturing...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"The hon. Gentleman mentions rising food inflation, but let us not forget that we have just knocked 10p off the price of a litre of fuel. That 10p was in the Opposition’s plans and would have created extra inflation.

This debate has been polarised, but a divide has been in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"In the past 10 years, people have said time and again, “Why should I do this when someone on out-of-work benefits gets double the pay rise I get?” That is a fact. Wherever we may want to lay the blame and whichever way we may want to look at the …..."
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