Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Apr 2017
State Pensions: UK Expatriates
"I pay tribute to the hon. Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale), chair of the all-party parliamentary group on frozen British pensions, for his tireless and forceful campaigning on this issue over many years. I am proud to be a member of that group, but it is very much …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Apr 2017
State Pensions: UK Expatriates
"I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I pay tribute to the dogged campaigners who have worked with the all-party parliamentary group. Their campaigning is remarkable, particularly given the distances involved. The situation he highlights makes my point even more clear. This group of campaigners, these British citizens, came to …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Apr 2017
State Pensions: UK Expatriates
"The hon. Gentleman is right that this is not only unjust but clearly discriminatory, particularly to those in certain diaspora groups. As he knows, Leeds and West Yorkshire have a proud and strong Asian community. I am proud to have a mosque and a Hindu temple in my constituency, and …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Research just published shows that the forthcoming apprenticeship levy will make the north-south divide worse, because investment will be focused on the south-east, not where it is needed in the north. What will the Minister do to address that?..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payments
"My hon. Friend the Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) has tabled an early-day motion signed by 143 Members, including the Leader of the Opposition. Why are the Government so keen on ignoring this place and Parliament and on bulldozing this unpopular change through? Will the Secretary of State …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"It was a long overdue victory for common sense that those people with chronic illnesses and long-term conditions will no longer be subject to the work capability assessment, but what about our brave veterans in receipt of war pensions? Why are they still subject to work capability assessments?..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Nov 2016
Under-occupancy Charge
"It is not only councils, housing organisations and charities that have made it clear that the people who are now exempted through the court case should have been exempt all along; the Secretary of State also realises that he failed to listen to the will of this House when it …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2016
Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper
"Despite some changes, the work capability assessment system is fundamentally flawed. Surely reform must ensure that, as well as the system judging whether people are fit for a job, the jobs are available for them. Will the Secretary of State look at whether a new assessment can include the jobs …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 31st May 2016
Asked by:
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average hourly earnings were of his Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The Department for Work and Pensions pays employees an annual salary and does not pay an hourly rate.
The Department uses a grade structure to determine salary rates. The grade structure is underpinned by Job Evaluation and Grading Support (JEGS), an analytical job evaluation tool which meets all requirements of legislation and EHRC statutory codes of practice on Equal Pay. The use of JEGS and its application in determining the appropriate grade for a role enables us to determine where employees are doing equal work based on “work rated as equivalent”.
DWP Equality data is published on an annual basis on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/equality-and-diversity this includes the average pay by indicated ethnicity each year up to 2015.
The main factor influencing the DWP pay gap is the difference in distribution of staff within each of these groups across the grades. DWP continues to regularly review ways to address the pay gap.
This report is usually published in July each year and looks at data over the previous financial year. The report for 2016 is not yet available.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th May 2016
Asked by:
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
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 adequacy of the level of disability benefits for which disabled refugees in the UK are eligible.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
Refugees who are eligible must meet the same basic conditions of entitlement for disability benefits as other recipients.