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Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
Monday 26th April 2021

Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned timescale is for resuming face-to-face benefits assessments during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The Honourable gentleman will find details of our plans to resume face-to-face assessments for health and disability benefits published on GOV.UK.

Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
Thursday 17th December 2020

Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to resume face-to-face medical assessments for (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 December to Question UIN 126162.

Written Question
Child Maintenance Service: Coronavirus
Thursday 2nd July 2020

Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in enforcing payments for resident parents during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)

Paying parents are still expected to pay child maintenance throughout this period. We know the vast majority of parents take their responsibilities extremely seriously and will do whatever is needed to ensure their children are supported. Where payments have been missed we have asked parents to report the changes via the self-service portal.

In order to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run, we will update cases with notified changes as soon as possible. Where payments have been missed the Service will take action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued.

No one will get away with giving false information. Those found to be abusing the system can be subjected to the full extent of our enforcement powers and the Child Maintenance Service will pursue these, where appropriate.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Oct 2017
Universal Credit Roll-out

"We all welcome the Government’s concession on the premium phone line, but I met the CAB on Monday and it tells me that advisers are sometimes waiting up to half an hour to get through. Would the Secretary of State consider an MP-type hotline for advisers from the CAB and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

"My right hon. Friend clearly knows something about the new regulations, and I do, too. The reality is that those with psychological illness cannot now qualify for enhanced mobility payments because activity 11e attracts only a maximum of 10 points. Twelve points are needed to allow mobility payments, so this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In an earlier intervention on my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms), I forgot to mention an indirect interest: my wife sits as a tribunal judge. I apologise to you, Mr Speaker, and the House...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Nov 2016
State Pension Age: Women

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What steps he plans to take to tackle long-term unemployment...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Through the hard work of the Labour-led council and the three Hull MPs, Siemens has now said, “Hull, yes,” to a joint investment, with Associated British Ports, of £310 million, which will create 1,000 jobs, but this is not a silver bullet. We have a long-term unemployment crisis in my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What steps she is taking in response to requests from local government for powers to prevent the clustering of betting shops and fixed odds betting terminals...."
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