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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) reduce homelessness and (b) end rough sleeping by the end of the 2019 Parliament. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"My local jobcentre in Yeovil is very proactive in assisting the smooth transition to universal credit, but I still encounter cases in which rent arrears are a problem. What more can we do to ensure that we can intervene in cases in which arrears threaten to make people homeless?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"9. What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on prohibiting cold-calling in relation to pension fund transfers. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the importance of pensions and the many changes that have occurred under successive Governments, what proactive steps can the Department take now to ensure that my constituents and others are kept up to date and informed about their own pensions and the options available to them?..."
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Written Question
Employment: Mental Illness
Monday 21st November 2016

Asked by: Marcus Fysh (Conservative - Yeovil)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people with mental health conditions are properly supported into work.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

We are investing significant resources in this area including increasing the coverage of the Talking Therapy services by 600,000 people per year to 1.5million by 2020. We are also investing in trials and initiatives with a view to taking forward those that work best for individuals.

Mental Health is a key feature of our Green Paper Improving Lives published on 31 October 2016.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill

"In 2003 the former Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath was spending 0.9% of GDP on tax credits. Under his stewardship that rose to 1.9% of GDP in 2010. By 2020, this Government will have brought that down again to 1.2%, which will still be one third more than the highest …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill

"We need to enable more people to get better work, and that is what my Government are focused on doing.

There are other very good measures in this package, such as keeping financial support for people in difficulty with their mortgages, and ensuring that people who claim benefits now face …..."
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