Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"17. What steps his Department is taking to assist disabled young people into work...."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Last month, I received a wonderful letter from a 13-year-old constituent, Eleanor, who wrote to me about her 20-year-old brother. Richard has autism and learning difficulties, and struggles to find work with the right support. The news about the educational assistance is therefore very welcome. However, he is met with …..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 25th January 2016
Asked by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with cancer who were awarded the daily living component of personal independence payment scored all of their points due to aid and appliances.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
For cancer, the number of individuals awarded the Daily Living component of PIP who scored all of their points due to aids and appliances is 2,630.
This data relates to the period April 2013 to 30th September 2015, and includes Normal Rules awards only.
DWP are currently running a consultation to seek views on how support can best be provided to help meet the costs of disability which are faced by people who are currently awarded points due to aids and appliances. The department is keen to hear views from all interested parties, especially disabled people and disability organisations.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"17. What his policy is on requiring injured veterans to attend work capability assessments...."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I raise this matter on behalf of my constituent Private Troy Watkins, an ex-serviceman who receives payments from the war pensions scheme and who was also awarded a lifetime disability living allowance. Private Watkins is excluded from access to the armed forces independent payment scheme, which, unlike the war pensions …..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 22nd October 2015
Asked by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 18 and 21 in the constituency of Bury St Edmunds were in receipt of housing benefit in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The information requested about how many people aged between 18 and 21 were in receipt of housing benefit in the constituency of Bury St Edmunds is published and available at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill (First sitting)
"Q 16 It is just a quick one, to Rebecca and Marcus, really, as to how Government can be more innovative.
You have outlined many of the problems. Perhaps I should declare an interest: I am a shareholder of an SME and have run an SME for some decades. What …..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill (First sitting)
"Q 22 My question is to Geoff. Did you extrapolate any of the findings out? I like the programme—it has huge benefit for these families—but one of the evidence-based things that I drew from it was about those people who you could get into either volunteering or work, because it …..."Jo Churchill - View Speech
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