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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Compulsory Jobs Guarantee

"Many of the jobs that my right hon. Friend is referring to would come from small and medium-sized enterprises. One of the main problems faced by SMEs on my patch is cash flow—trying to get money from work that they have completed. Is there anything that a future Labour Government …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Compulsory Jobs Guarantee

"On additional funding for the unemployed—I say this as someone who was unemployed for three years, so I know it is not a nice place to be—would this Government consider channelling any retrospective payments from people who have been found guilty of avoiding tax into fighting youth unemployment?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Compulsory Jobs Guarantee

"Will you do this today?..."
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Written Question
Access to Work Programme
Monday 16th June 2014

Asked by: Jim Sheridan (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of changes to the time taken to review applications for deaf people during the three month suspension of the 30 hour rule in the access to work grant.

Answered by Mike Penning

The 30 hour guidance will not be applied to new applicants during this suspension. Existing customers whose support has been changed as a result of the guidance can request a full review of their situation.

Written Question
Access to Work Programme
Monday 16th June 2014

Asked by: Jim Sheridan (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support will be available for deaf people whose support was reduced as a result of the 30 hour rule in the access to work grant.

Answered by Mike Penning

Customers can request a full review of their Access to work claim at any time.

Written Question
Access to Work Programme
Monday 16th June 2014

Asked by: Jim Sheridan (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment he made before introducing the 30 hour rule in the criteria for the access to work grant; and what impact assessment is now being made.

Answered by Mike Penning

Once the Access to Work review is completed a full impact assessment will be conducted.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Mar 2014
amendment of the law

"The Budget was trailed as being

“for the makers, the doers and the savers.”

I say “trailed” because this Budget was simply a campaign tour for the Tories, telling us about what their core voters want and what they think ordinary working people want. It hid the truth about those …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Feb 2014
Welfare Reform (Sick and Disabled People)

"I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame M. Morris) and all those responsible for securing this debate, which deals with the concerns of real people out there in the real world. I should clarify, for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Feb 2014
Welfare Reform (Sick and Disabled People)

"Well, whoever said it, I was certainly not a shirker, because I was desperate for work but could not get it.

I look at the Minister and must say that—I sincerely hope this will not damage his career, or indeed my reputation—as Conservatives go, he is quite a decent man. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Feb 2014
Welfare Reform (Sick and Disabled People)

"I hope I did not offend the Minister...."
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