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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for vulnerable universal credit claimants compared with the legacy system. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I recently wrote to the Secretary of State about one of my constituents in Clacton and the severe disability premium. I set out in the letter how my constituent was moved on to universal credit in October but now says that she is £185 a month worse off. I know …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Feb 2019
Pensions Dashboard

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) for securing the debate. Speaking as one who probably had many thousands of jobs over my career, I think it is terribly important that we make clear how the pensions system works. This dashboard does just that.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The local jobcentre staff in Clacton do some excellent work and should be commended. However, the Secretary of State will know—I raised this case with her a little while ago—that for various reasons one constituent was unable to access some services at the jobcentre. In the end we were able …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Disability Support

"If I may, I will bring the debate back to the actual motion, which calls on the Government to commission an independent assessment of the cumulative impact of changes to the social security system. This is an important issue, and it is right that we should discuss it today. Let …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Disability Support

"Of course I am aware of the visit of the UN rapporteur, whom I met for two hours. He spent, I think, two hours in Jaywick, where there absolutely are problems; he arrived, spoke to the people of Jaywick and went away in two hours. That shows total disrespect for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Disability Support

"Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that if the impact assessment is based on faulty data, and therefore comes up with faulty answers, it is not worth having?..."
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Written Question
Universal Credit: Self-employed
Friday 23rd November 2018

Asked by: Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken in Budget 2018 to support self-employed people in receipt of universal credit.

Answered by Lord Sharma

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 187028 on 6 November.

Written Question
Employment: Young People
Friday 19th October 2018

Asked by: Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of youth employment since 2010.

Answered by Lord Sharma

The youth labour market is performing well, according to data recently released by the independent Office for National Statistics.

The number of 16-24 years olds in employment level is currently 3.833 million (June-August 2018), this is an increase of 120,000 since 2010.

The youth unemployment is currently at a new record low of 10.8% - with the number of young people who are unemployed down by over 50% since 2010.