"10. What steps the Government are taking to ensure that the benefits system is able to meet the changing needs of claimants. ..." Lee Rowley - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his response. An increasing number of people in my constituency are self-employed and setting up their own businesses. Will the Minister outline what universal credit is doing to support people who are setting up their own businesses?..." Lee Rowley - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent point. I have personal experience of lung disease in the family. Both of my grandfathers were miners, and some of their lung issues did not come to the fore until at least a decade after they left the pit. I want to emphasise …..." Lee Rowley - View Speech
"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Universal credit is a vital reform for our country and for those who rely on the system to live. Universal credit enables people to get off that system and find the jobs they need to provide …..." Lee Rowley - View Speech
"I can explain exactly what it means: when we discover a problem, we fix it as we go; we do not throw out the entire system. We are thinking about benefiting people in the long term. Nobody is saying the system is perfect, but the point of fixing forward is …..." Lee Rowley - View Speech
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate.
As is the case for the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin), universal credit is coming to my area in Derbyshire shortly. It will be rolled out to about a quarter of my constituency next …..." Lee Rowley - View Speech