"Last Friday, I saw a constituent, a 37-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, who had gone through a PIP assessment. The assessment report described him throughout as “it” rather than “him”. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that that is an example of exactly how the approach he advocates is not being …..." Jo Stevens - View Speech
"I am pleased to be able to speak briefly in the debate and to follow the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Oliver Colvile). I want to use the opportunity to describe the experience of one of my constituents, who came to see me because of her concern and …..." Jo Stevens - View Speech
That this House has considered the regional effects of the under-occupancy penalty.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Dorries.
Our debate today on the regional impact of the bedroom tax is important and comes on the back of the Government’s recent judicial …..." Jo Stevens - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The honourable thing would be to accept the decision of the Court of Appeal, but instead the Government are proceeding to the Supreme Court, where a decision is expected at the end of this month or early next month.
"My hon. Friend makes a very good point; the tax increases uncertainty. People cannot budget. Their circumstances change and the fluctuating nature of the tax impacts on them more heavily at different times. Then there are victims of domestic violence and rape whose lives are at risk and need the …..." Jo Stevens - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, which again shows the iniquitous nature of the bedroom tax.
Therein lies the truth about the bedroom tax and its impact and the number of properties that are available for people to move to. The Government knew before they introduced the policy …..." Jo Stevens - View Speech
The most vulnerable have been hit the hardest and, in the words of the Lord Chief Justice and his colleagues just a few weeks ago, the Government’s “admitted discrimination” in the judicial review cases to which I referred earlier
"On the point about the bedroom tax financially punishing people, does my hon. Friend think that it causes people to go to payday lenders such as Wonga and take out loans with extortionate interest rates to survive?..." Jo Stevens - View Speech
"In relation to the receipt of discretionary housing payments, is it not the case that the Rutherfords had been denied DHP in the first instance?..." Jo Stevens - View Speech