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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Feb 2017
Marriage Week

"My hon. Friend has been a great champion of marriage for many years. He also has experience in Bedfordshire with voluntary organisations that try to help couples, particularly those who have just had a child. Some Government funding was coming through for such projects; does he know whether any progress …..."
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Written Question
Marriage
Monday 12th December 2016

Asked by: David Burrowes (Conservative - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to promote Marriage Week in February 2017.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

This government believes we cannot afford to overlook the importance of the family as the basic building block upon which we build a successful economy and a stable society. While my department has no plans to promote Marriage Week we continue to support policies like the Marriage Tax Allowance which recognise the position and significance of marriage within society.

Written Question
Children: Disadvantaged
Thursday 24th November 2016

Asked by: David Burrowes (Conservative - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the review, entitled What works to enhance inter-parental relationships and improve outcomes for children, published in March 2016, what steps his Department is taking to support the training of the future workforce to deliver the expert couple interventions.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The Early Intervention Foundation review showed that children exposed to frequent, intense and poorly resolved conflict between their parents are at risk of poorer long term outcomes. Our new approach to relationship support responds to this evidence.

Since April 2016 we have doubled the funding available for relationship support for the remainder of this Parliament. From 2017/18 we will be contracting for relationship support services which will include help targeted at the most disadvantaged families experiencing relationship distress. As part of this approach we will be working to build the capability of key professionals on the frontline to identify conflict within the family and to provide first line help as well as effective referral. We will also continue to build on our work with local authorities to embed proven interventions into local service design. This means more families will have access to programmes with stronger evidence of impact.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit

"It is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I have signed the motion, which represents a cross-party concern and call to the Government. I very much commend the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Neil Gray) not only for securing the debate but for his constructive tone. Some …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit

"The hon. Gentleman has talked about timing. I want to be more optimistic and give the Government an opportunity here. They are already responding to suggestions about an integrated approach in the Green Paper. We heard announcements yesterday relating to mental health and to homeless jobseekers facing sanctions. I hope …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit

"I am grateful to the Minister for her constructive response to the debate. All the people and organisations to which she has referred would no doubt want to hear whether the hardship fund, the flexible support fund and the third-party deals she has mentioned will fully compensate for the loss …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"I very much welcome the Green Paper, which many of us have been looking forward to for some time. It sets the direction of travel, providing a much more joined-up approach for this group of very vulnerable people. On the notional cash loss for new WRAG claimants, could there be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"Yes, the flexible support fund, which could provide some flexibility and relief for those particular needy groups...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"I am pleased to be able to take part in the debate. The shadow Chancellor talked about econometrics; I want, like the Prime Minister, to focus on human metrics. At the outset of her premiership, she rightly said that this would be a Government who wanted to

“stand up for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Autumn Statement Distributional Analysis, Universal Credit and ESA

"I agree, and it helps to revolutionise things for everyone—those on low incomes and those on median incomes. A one-earner married couple on a median income with two children—those with children are particularly impacted, given the costs—will lose some £2,211.04 per year without the allowances.

This Opposition debate is plainly …..."
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