Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2015
Child Poverty
"Does my right hon. Friend agree that the target-based culture of the left actually encourages dependency and makes people stay in poverty because that is the right incentive for them, and that his policies are offering a new opportunity, which is transforming people’s lives? He deserves the full support of …..."Jacob Rees-Mogg - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 10th February 2015
Asked by:
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what systems are in place to ensure that a previous finding of maladministration against the Child Support Agency does not occur again under the same circumstances.
Answered by Steve Webb
Where the Child Support Agency (CSA) identifies maladministration it is committed to addressing this through training, education, amending procedures and formal action with the individuals concerned.
The CSA is also subject to scrutiny from a variety of external bodies including the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman, DWP Independent Case Examiner and National Audit Office. These bodies will follow up on their initial reports, to confirm that the maladministration has been put right.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th February 2015
Asked by:
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what conditions the Child Support Agency is obliged to consider an applicant's lifestyle rather than evidence of earned income and unearned income from relevant assets.
Answered by Steve Webb
The Child Support Agency may consider a variation to the maintenance calculation on the ground of “lifestyle inconsistent with declared income” where evidence is provided that indicates a parent has a lifestyle which is inconsistent with the amount of income that has been used in the standard calculation.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th February 2015
Asked by:
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individual decisions made by the Child Support Agency have been overturned by the First and Second Tier Tribunals in the last three years.
Answered by Steve Webb
The table below details the number of decisions made by the Child Support Agency (CSA) which have been overturned by the First Tier Tribunal in the last three years and the latest position for 2014/2015:
2011/2012 | 2,751 |
2012/2013 | 2,610 |
2013/2014 | 2,241 |
2014/2015 | 823 |
Information on CSA decisions overturned by the Upper Tribunal is not collected centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Thursday 8th January 2015
Asked by:
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative - North East Somerset)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the degree to which assessments for Child Support calculates an individual's assets, to ensure that the assessment is comprehensive.
Answered by Steve Webb
The new child maintenance scheme introduced in 2012 applies a broader definition of income to take account of taxable income derived from assets not included in the main calculation. We believe capturing taxable rather than notional income is far more meaningful for parents as well as administratively achievable. There are currently no plans to review this.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (Disabled People)
"May I add my congratulations to those already offered to the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Liz McInnes) on a fine maiden speech? I was a great admirer of her predecessor, who was a wonderful man and an ornament to the House of Commons. He was, among other things, …..."Jacob Rees-Mogg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (Disabled People)
"Yes, my hon. Friend is right. I hope that the shadow Secretary of State is not having problems with her dentist and that her absence is merely because she dislikes the subject under discussion.
This motion is an example of political opportunism, and we have known that from the first. …..."Jacob Rees-Mogg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 05 Sep 2014
Affordable Homes Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 05 Sep 2014
Affordable Homes Bill
"I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and it is always a pleasure to listen to his speeches, but in his criticism of Margaret Thatcher is he saying that he regrets the fact that millions of people were able to buy their own houses and be …..."Jacob Rees-Mogg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 05 Sep 2014
Affordable Homes Bill
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and allowing me to interrupt him at an early stage in his remarks. Does it occur to him, as it does to me, that those constituents who went through the consultation process and asked for a Bill on affordable housing …..."Jacob Rees-Mogg - View Speech
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