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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Jun 2015
Welfare Reform (People with Disabilities)

"Is the hon. Lady as concerned as I am by the Motor Neurone Disease Association finding that, accompanied with the move to PIP and universal credit, people with MND are now expected to attend face-to-face assessments, despite clear medical evidence that such assessments have a severe impact on their condition?..."
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Written Question
Social Security Benefits
Monday 26th January 2015

Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress he has made on tackling fraud and error.

Answered by Lord Harper

Fraud and error is currently estimated to be 2.1% of benefit expenditure, down from 2.2% in 2009/10.

My Department is working hard to reduce Fraud and Error. A number of initiatives have been put in place under the prevent, detect, correct, punish and deter agenda and the introduction of the Single Fraud Investigation Service, tougher penalties, cross Government working and increased recovery powers demonstrate our commitment to getting this right.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Nov 2014
Remploy Workers

"My hon. Friend will remember that one of the callous decisions that this Government made was when the Welsh Assembly asked whether the Remploy budget could be devolved to the Assembly. It was a very good plan; it could have saved jobs and kept the factories open, but the Government …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Nov 2014
Remploy Workers

"It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Havard. It is fitting that you are in the Chair today because, like me and my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Ian Lucas), you also had a Remploy factory in your constituency. I pay tribute to my hon. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Nov 2014
Remploy Workers

"Did the Secretary of State not rub salt into the wounds when he commented that workers at Remploy were not doing real jobs, but only making a cup of coffee? Will the Minister condemn those comments as crass, out of date and offensive to so many Remploy workers throughout the …..."
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Written Question
Procurement
Monday 24th November 2014

Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by his Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.

Answered by Steve Webb

DWP engages external contractors through a Crown Commercial Service neutral vendor contract. Each contractor is engaged for a set period and at an agreed daily rate. If it is necessary to extend the period of engagement then a new work order is put in place.

DWP pays consultancy companies on either a fixed price or a time and materials basis as agreed in the contract. A purchase order is put in place for the contract and DWP’s financial systems do not allow for overpayment against the purchase order. Where further work is required over and above that initially agreed then a variation to the contract and purchase order is put in place.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Feb 2013
Universal Credit (Wales)

"Like me, my hon. Friend is a supporter of the Co-op’s campaign against legal loan sharks. Does he agree that, in the case of his and my constituencies, legal loan sharks are positively rubbing their hands and waiting for residents to come to them?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jan 2013
Under-occupancy Penalty (Wales)

"My hon. Friend is making a powerful point, and I congratulate her on securing this debate. Does she agree that there is an inflexibility in the system? Children of the same sex but far apart in ages might have to share a bedroom. Single parents are also penalised, because they …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Sep 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. A constituent has written to me stating that she has had terrible trouble finding work because she has a daughter under the age of six and has child care needs. She has visited Jobcentre Plus but has been told that jobs in term time are few and far between. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jul 2012
Specialist Disability Employment

"The union convener at Croespenmaen Remploy factory, Ian Lloyd, has been told that Croespenmaen might have a buyer but will not find out until September. As the Minister might be aware, this gives the workers there some hope. Will she guarantee, first, that they are not being led up the …..."
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