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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Sep 2016
Cross-departmental Strategy on Social Justice

"I thank colleagues for the many thoughtful and constructive contributions they have made, with practical suggestions for cross-governmental working on promoting social justice—in particular my hon. Friends the Members for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous), for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) and for Enfield, Southgate (Mr Burrowes), and the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Universal Credit: North-West

"The hon. Lady talks about administrative problems, but was not the key problem when we had a Labour Government that many people were left languishing on welfare and given no help at all to find work, some for as long as 10 years? Is that not the key difference from …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Universal Credit: North-West

"Perhaps it is also good to remember that this Government are going to double the amount of free childcare to 30 hours a week, which for working parents of three and four-year-olds is worth about £5,000 a year per child. More than that, even for those on universal credit there …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Universal Credit: North-West

"The hon. Lady has made a number of valid points, and I have great respect for her. We worked together as councillors on Warrington Borough Council and I know that she has in-depth knowledge of the subject, beyond that of many Members, but as I understand it, as part of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Universal Credit: North-West

"The hon. Gentleman has reeled off reams of statistics during his speech, but the key statistic is the legacy of the previous Labour Government: nearly one in five households in our country had no one working at all. That in no way brought dignity to those households, those families or …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Universal Credit: North-West

"I am sorry to interrupt the Minister when she is in full flow, as she often is. Will she clarify one point that arose earlier in the debate when the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue) spoke about a “named contact”? I confirmed that, under universal credit, as I understood …..."
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Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Alcoholism
Monday 30th November 2015

Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people with alcohol-related problems who would be affected by the Government's proposals to withhold sickness benefits from people who refuse treatment.

Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

The Government has commissioned Professor Dame Carol Black to undertake an independent review into how best to support benefit claimants who are addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who are obese, back into work or to remain in work. The review will consider the case for linking benefit entitlements to take up of appropriate treatment or support.


We will give full consideration to any recommendations made by the Review and, if accepted by the Government, the decision and financial implications would be published in the usual way. The review is due to report in early 2016.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2015
Child Poverty

"Does the Secretary of State agree that working to support families to prevent family breakdown is critical to improving children’s life chances, especially as family breakdown hits the poorest hardest? Does he also agree that Labour singularly failed to address that when they were in government?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Secretary of State agree that family breakdown is a driver of child poverty as well as many other issues such as addiction, obesity and self-harm, at a cost of almost £50 billion a year, and that therefore investment in strengthening couple relationships, as well as parent-child relationships, makes …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 Oct 2014
Relationships and Children’s Well-being

"I commend the Government for their groundbreaking work in beginning to put relationships at the heart of family policy.

The Minister can be justly proud of the Government’s progress in a number of ways, including: raising the care leaving age for young people who are fostered, acknowledging that ongoing relationships …..."
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