Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 May 2019
Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical Investments
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. There are hundreds of billions of pounds in UK pension schemes, and asset owners sit on top of the investment scheme without realising the financial power that they wield. Should not it be made mandatory, so that there can be a transition …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 May 2019
Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical Investments
"Does my hon. Friend agree that to really address this issue, we need legislation like that in Wales, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, which is transforming how the public sector takes decisions? Legislation like that could and would address this very issue if we had it in …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 7th February 2019
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, with reference to the High Court decision in R (Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart) v SSWP CO/1552/2018, what recent estimate she has made of the number of claimants that have received less money as a result of the incorrect interpretations of the Regulations relating to universal credit’s assessment periods.
Answered by Lord Sharma
The Department is carefully considering the High Court’s Judgment and it is therefore not appropriate to comment further at this stage.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
"My hon. Friend is making an incredibly passionate speech with which I am completely in agreement. The assessments really need reviewing. My constituent wanted a home visit because he struggles even to leave his house. On the first appointment, he fell outside his door, so he could not get there. …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 May 2018
DWP Offices Closures: Merthyr Tydfil
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. In my constituency, in Gabalfa, the DWP office is set to close. Does he agree that such job losses take away something very valuable from our local communities? There is a lack of understanding from the Government of the transport …..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 May 2018
DWP Offices Closures: Merthyr Tydfil
"Will the Minister confirm what conversations he has had with the Welsh Government about the closure of those centres and the moving of the office to another site?..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 May 2018
DWP Offices Closures: Merthyr Tydfil
"Will the Minister answer my initial question? What conversations has he had with Welsh Government Ministers about this move?..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 May 2018
DWP Offices Closures: Merthyr Tydfil
"Will the Minister give way?..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 May 2018
DWP Offices Closures: Merthyr Tydfil
"The Minister is being very generous in giving way. Has he actually been to the south Wales valleys?..."Anna McMorrin - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th May 2018
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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal duty to consider environmental, social and governance risks as part of fiduciary duty for pension fund trustees.
Answered by Guy Opperman
As I noted in my letter of 15 February to the Environmental Audit Committee, which has since been published on the Parliament website, I plan to consult on policy and regulations to clarify the legal duty of trustees of occupational pension schemes to take account of environmental, social and governance risks, amongst others, wherever these are financially material.
My current intention is to publish a consultation in June.