Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 28 Jan 2022
British Sign Language Bill
"My hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful speech, and I thank her for raising this issue and making all these important points. Does she agree that in Wales we have a Welsh Government who have put BSL at the centre of the new curriculum in Wales, putting it on …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 20th January 2022
Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour - Cardiff North)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Cardiff North constituency.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19th January to question number 104377.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of personal independence payment applications her Department has approved during the period that covid-19 restrictions have been in place. ..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"One of my constituents who is severely disabled and vulnerable had her personal independence payments removed and lost vital care as a result—that was because medical advice was ignored by the assessors. Another lost his mobility car at the height of the pandemic, leaving him trapped, isolated and suicidal, unable …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Nov 2020
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]
"Is the hon. Member saying that climate really is not very important because that is what I hear him saying on this? He is giving the trustees no confidence in having to make those decisions. How does he expect us to reach zero carbon by 2050 if that is the …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Nov 2020
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]
"I rise primarily to speak in support of amendments 16 to 24.
The climate crisis remains one of the greatest challenges, if not the greatest challenge, that we face. We are rightly focused at the moment on dealing with the pandemic and the pressures that that entails, but we cannot …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Nov 2020
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]
"I thank the Minister for his intervention, but, frankly, it does not go far enough, which is why I am speaking to these amendments.
The previous speaker, the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Duncan Baker), is a member of the Environmental Audit Committee. I was a member of that Committee …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 4th June 2020
Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour - Cardiff North)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on the secure transferal of private pension funds to a dependent, upon the death of a partner, who would have been a spouse were it not for those restrictions placed on wedding and civil partnership ceremonies.
Answered by Guy Opperman
The rules governing what surviving spouses or partners might inherit following the death of a member will differ for different private pension schemes, and will depend on individual scheme rules. Some schemes will require a couple to be married or in a civil partnership, others will require the scheme member to nominate their partner, in others again the unmarried partner may have to prove financial dependency.
Many Defined Benefit pension schemes pay death benefits, such as death in service lump sums, or, for those already retired, the remainder of the first five year’s pension on the member’s death. These benefits are normally payable even if no survivor benefit is due. In many cases, the trustees have discretion as to who payment should be made to, although the member is encouraged to complete a nomination form to make their wishes known.
Written Question
Monday 27th April 2020
Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour - Cardiff North)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pregnant women that have been furloughed and are receiving 80 per cent of their normal pay are not disadvantaged in qualifying for Statutory Maternity Pay because of a reduction in their earnings.
Answered by Nicholas Brown
The Government is committed to making sure that all employees are supported at this time. We are currently considering?how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme interacts with existing employment rights to family-related payments, including Statutory Maternity Pay, to ensure that the scheme works for parents.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Access to Pension Credit
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech with some excellent points. In Cardiff North, nearly 1,400 older people are missing out on a combined total of £4 million of pension credits. That has a huge impact on my constituency. I am reaching out to those older people. He has …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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