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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Mar 2015
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"The Opposition like to ally themselves to France, so I would like my right hon. Friend to inform the House where we stand in comparison with our neighbours in France...."
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Written Question
Older Workers
Monday 3rd November 2014

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support older workers.

Answered by Steve Webb

This Government has abolished the default retirement age, extended the right to request flexible working, and will be giving people more freedom in how they draw their pension pots to smooth the transition to retirement. The Department also published “Fuller Working Lives - A Framework for Action” in June, which set out the business case for employing older workers and included the following actions:

  • DWP to work more closely with Local Enterprise Partnerships to encourage them to focus on the issue of fuller working lives in their local area;
  • DH, DWP and GEO to launch a trial on carers in employment and the role assistive technology can play in helping them to combine work and care:
  • A number of pilots with Jobcentre Plus on back to work support for carers; and
  • DWP to develop a new guidance toolkit for employers - this will build on the existing Age Positive employer guidance.

  • In July 2014, Dr Ros Altmann was appointed as the Business Champion for Older Workers and is making the case for the importance of fuller working lives for individuals, employers and wider society.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
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"15. Given that more money is staked on the national lottery than is staked in betting shops across the nation, is that not a much bigger threat to deprived communities? Is it not better to have a betting shop on the high street than an empty shop, which is often …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2014
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"T10. One of the issues raised during the last debate before the recess was payment of benefits to terminally ill patients. Will Ministers update the House on what additional help and support is available for recipients of PIP?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2014
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"T9. Does my hon. Friend agree that London is the premier tourist attraction for the whole world and, with a massive 63% of visitors to the UK coming to London, that that contributes directly to the UK economy? What more can she do to ensure that that is protected and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2014
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"4. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that internet service providers and social media companies tackle and confront the online abuse of women...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2014
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"Clearly, we must do everything we can to stop women being abused in public life. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is deeply regrettable that several political parties have failed to stamp down on sexual abuse in their own parties?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2014
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"7. What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the most recent employment statistics...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2014
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"Will my hon. Friend tell the House by how much the number of claimants has fallen since the Government were elected in 2010, and what has been the consequent saving to the public purse?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Housing Benefit

"It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg), who has given a reasoned and reasonable speech, and my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale (Graham Evans), who provided a different perspective. I start from the principle that it is morally indefensible that 1 million …..."
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