"The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. The age to which such women are being asked to work will affect not only them but younger generations who are looking for jobs. I will expand on how working longer affects longevity, and how the argument about longevity does not apply …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his detailed response, but I cannot help but think that his argument about elderly workers not retiring to release jobs to younger workers implies that employers should hold on to employees as long as possible, even when they are near retirement age and want to …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I will focus my comments on issues raised with me by women from my constituency who were born in the early 1950s and who perceive an injustice in the changes proposed for state pensions. We are all well aware—especially at this time—of the great importance the public place on pensions, …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that information. Louise Fox is not my constituent, but she will find that intervention very welcome.
One further worry is that April 2017 is still not set in stone as the date for the start of the new system, and we have been told that …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I welcome this debate. Unjust, unfair and unnecessary are the words to describe this tax. Households in my constituency will suffer dramatically as a direct result of the introduction of this tax. Indeed, families throughout Scotland and the United Kingdom will suffer the consequences of this tax. In Scotland, we …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"That is an option, but as I have said, the difficulty in my constituency is that we have limited accommodation, and the reclassification of bedrooms is not an option there.
I have been working with many agencies in my constituency that have been offering advice to those who think they …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Oldham West and Royton (Mr Meacher) on securing this important debate. There is a huge groundswell of discontent about Atos and the work capability assessment. It is deplorable that our sick and disabled constituents are experiencing immense hardship after being deprived …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I could not agree with my hon. Friend more. The accuracy of assessments is essential, as I will go on to discuss later.
Let me outline briefly some of the cases that have been brought to my surgeries, on the back of a recurring issue now being referred to by …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech
"I thoroughly agree with my hon. Friend on that point. It is ridiculous to have people making an assessment based on a tick-list that looks like it should be used for an MOT on a car.
"The Chancellor intends to take a further £6.7 billion from benefits and tax credits over the next four years by capping the increase in them at 1%. That is a real-terms cut and an additional squeeze on families, because of the Chancellor’s failure to create growth in our economy, and …..." Iain McKenzie - View Speech