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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) on once again securing a debate on this important matter. He has already stated the reasons why the policy is so unfair: the lack of adequate notice given to the 3.5 million WASPI women and the lack of opportunity …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Many people want to raise concerns. This debate has been thrashed alive. I will turn to some of the comments that my constituents have made to me.

Jennifer Smith, aged 63, works as a nurse on night shifts and does not see …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"On a point of order, Sir Edward. Did the Minister just say that women aged 64 could go on an apprenticeship course? I could not hear because of the noise. Perhaps he could clarify that...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Mar 2017
Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds)

"There has been a war on young people by this Government for seven years, and this is the most shameful policy they have brought forward affecting the most vulnerable. Not to produce an impact statement is an absolutely disgrace. The Minister talks about getting people back into work, so let …..."
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Written Question
Housing Benefit: Young People
Tuesday 20th December 2016

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of future changes to housing benefit for claimants under 21 years of age on (a) claimants' labour mobility and (b) the wider economy.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

This policy will not affect Housing Benefit claimants; rather it will affect new claims to Universal Credit Full Service from 1 April 2017. This policy will also be implemented alongside the Youth Obligation – a new and intensive package of labour market support for 18-21 year-olds looking to get back into work.

Written Question
Housing Benefit: Young People
Thursday 8th December 2016

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether savings to the public purse over the current Parliament, which his Department estimated will accrue from changes in housing benefit for people under 21 years of age includes the costs of evictions and temporary accommodation potentially resulting from those changes; and whether he has made an assessment of the effect of those changes on young peoples' labour mobility.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

It is important to make clear that the changes referred to will only affect claimants on Universal Credit Full service – they will not affect those on Housing Benefit. Since the policy was initially announced, we have worked in collaboration with key housing stakeholders such as Crisis and Shelter to make sure the policy includes the right exemptions to protect the most vulnerable people; we are therefore confident about the robustness of the policy.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jul 2015
Independent Living Fund

"The Minister is being generous with his time. I apologise, Mr Howarth, for not catching the beginning of the debate.

My constituent, Paul Taylforth, is in the limbo position of not knowing what will happen next year. I have written exhaustively to Lancashire County Council on the matter, but there …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jul 2015
Independent Living Fund

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jul 2015
Independent Living Fund

"I am very grateful. Lancashire is indecisive at the moment. What advice, regulations or guidance would the Minister give Lancashire to provide clarity to Paul and his family, and to all the other recipients of ILF? The county’s indecision is causing that anxiety...."
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Written Question
Independent Living Fund
Monday 12th January 2015

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability organisations which responded to his Department's consultation on the closure of the Independent Living Fund (a) supported and (b) opposed non-ring-fenced funding.

Answered by Lord Harper

The consultation on the Future of the Independent Living Fund did not ask any specific questions in relation to the ring-fencing of future funding.

A summary of the consultation responses is available in the Government’s response to the consultation published on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/184115/future-of-ilf-response.pdf