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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2015
Allied Steel and Wire (Pensions)

"Thank you, Mr Hollobone—it is a real delight to see such a cheery face in the Chair for a debate so early in the morning.

I want to raise an issue that has been of concern to a group of my constituents for the past 13 years. That group comprises …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2015
Allied Steel and Wire (Pensions)

"Yes, I certainly do, and I will come to the problems relating to that.

Like the FAS, the PPF gives 90% of earned pension, and it gives protection against inflation for employment post-1997. That indexation ensures that protection under the PPF is much better than protection under the FAS, because …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2015
Allied Steel and Wire (Pensions)

"I fully accept that, and I want to talk about the reasons why the Government have been unable to pursue the matter.

In the example I have been outlining, that typical worker, having expected a pension of £15,000 but with an actual FAS pension of £9,900 and a maximum of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2015
Allied Steel and Wire (Pensions)

"I accept everything that my hon. Friend the Minister has said, but does he not accept that there is a principle involved? The principle is very clear: the Government of the day misled people into believing that their occupational pension would be safe and was safe to invest in. That …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2015
Allied Steel and Wire (Pensions)

"May I clarify that point? My constituent’s complaint was that he is aware of other people in similar situations whom the PPF contacted to negotiate a repayment plan to ensure that it recovered the money over time, but he was not given that opportunity. I have already written to the …..."
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Written Question
Employment: Mental Illness
Monday 3rd November 2014

Asked by: Gordon Henderson (Conservative - Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on supporting people with mental health conditions in the workplace.

Answered by Lord Harper

The Government is committed to supporting people with mental health problems to remain in work.

We are launching Fit for Work to support people off sick for four weeks or more to help them return to work, as well as introducing maximum waiting times for accessing talking therapies.

We are also working with the Department of Health to pilot different approaches to support people with mental health problems to return to work.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2012
Welfare Reform Bill

"Does the hon. Lady accept the principle of means-testing? That is my first question. If so, what level would she set?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2012
Welfare Reform Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2012
Welfare Reform Bill

"I thank the hon. Lady for giving way to me again. I have been made redundant twice in my life, and on both occasions, because I had capital, I was not entitled to any employment relief. I was given no benefits at all, because I had about £20,000 in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Feb 2011
Social Security

"A lot has been said about CPI and RPI, but I will avoid the technical aspects of that and restrict my comments to two others.

First, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff Central (Jenny Willott) mentioned that it was a Conservative Government who many years ago broke the link …..."
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