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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Universal Credit: Managed Migration

"If the Government do proceed on a pilot basis with moving people across from existing benefits, that would be extremely sensible. Does my hon. Friend share my experience of talking to job advisers and other staff in jobcentres? They are very enthusiastic about universal credit, as opposed to previous benefit …..."
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Written Question
Barclays: Pensions
Tuesday 23rd January 2018

Asked by: Damian Green (Conservative - Ashford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent meetings she has had with the Pensions Regulator on the future of the Barclays Bank Pension Scheme; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Guy Opperman

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has not met with The Pensions Regulator on the future of the Barclays Bank Pension Scheme.

Speech in Written Statements - Thu 20 Apr 2017
Labour Market

"The UK labour market is a great success story for this country. The latest labour market statistics have shown that the UK employment level has risen to a near record high of 31.84 million, with the employment rate achieving a joint record high of 74.6%. In particular, the female employment …..."
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Speech in Written Statements - Tue 18 Apr 2017
Workless Families

"On 4 April we published “Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families”, setting out this Government’s vision to improve outcomes for children who grow up in workless families and face multiple, associated disadvantages.

This Government are committed to creating a country that works for everyone. We want to create a fairer Britain …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"This Government support those who aspire to be their own boss. Self-employment grew by 148,000—3.2%—in the last year to reach a record level of 4.8 million. Self-employment has contributed 30% of the rise in employment since 2010 to the current record levels...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"As the hon. Gentleman knows, the Government have commissioned Matthew Taylor to review the rights and protections available to self-employed workers. He asked what we have already done. The self-employed now have access to the new state pension, worth an extra £1,800 a year in retirement. We have doubled the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I do, and the Government, of course, support that more widely. We are looking all the time at regulations that might hinder the growth of entrepreneurship and self-employment. The actions taken by my Department—for instance, the new enterprise allowance—actively encourage people into self-employment. Some 96,000 new businesses have been set …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am confident in the minimum income floor calculation. As the hon. Lady would expect, we have discussions all the time with the Treasury on a wide range of matters. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor said in his letter subsequent to the Budget:

“It is very important…that we are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"My hon. Friend makes a good point. Obviously, universal credit is still a relatively new benefit, and many of the self-employed may not be fully aware of the many benefits that arise from it for them specifically. Under UC, self-employed claimants will, for the first time, be offered help to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"We are making progress on the independent mental health and employers review, which is led by Lord Stevenson and Paul Farmer. We are also taking forward an internal review of discrimination law in relation to mental health and work. We continue to look at how we can improve employment support …..."
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