"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Laura Pidcock) on securing the debate, and on her excellent speech.
My office was involved in a work capability tribunal case last Wednesday and I have obtained permission …..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"Does the Minister agree that subjecting people who have either a chronic illness, such as multiple sclerosis, or a terminal illness to these kinds of work capability assessments is totally unacceptable?..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"As my hon. Friend knows, I was a nurse, and I am of the WASPI age too. A lot of the people I worked with had worked long and hard all their lives, as care assistants and housekeepers as well as nurses. They did not earn enough money to save …..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"Lincoln saw the full roll-out of UC in March. It is about hardship; it is about poverty; it is about debt—that is the reality. This month over 600 claimants in my constituency need to apply to be transferred over to the full service. It is causing havoc and deep concern—it …..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"Some 27% of children in Lincoln live in poverty. Does my hon. Friend agree that this cliff-edge threshold might mean that some of those children might not get a hot meal one day?..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"15. If she will make an estimate of the number of children who will no longer be living in poverty as a result of the roll-out of universal credit. ..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"Figures published last month show that 27% of children in my constituency live in low-income households—and these are families who rely on universal credit. Does the Minister believe that it is acceptable that families living in poverty in Lincoln have to rely on food banks, particularly when due to problems …..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"6. If he will make an assessment of the effect of the length of waiting time to receive universal credit on levels of food bank usage. ..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"Given the waiting period for universal credit, people face a choice: they can have no money to buy food, so either use a food bank or starve, or they can get a loan, as the Secretary of State says. Does he agree that pushing people who are already on a …..." Karen Lee - View Speech
"5. If he will make an assessment of the effect of the length of waiting time to receive universal credit on levels of food poverty. ..." Karen Lee - View Speech