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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Universal Credit Fraud

"The people who have suffered in this, the claimants themselves, had no part in the design of the system, and feel increasingly disempowered by the whole system. The system fraud that is being applied was originally targeted against the banks. The banks have been criticised across this House for their …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered invisible disabilities and accessibility challenges.

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) for co-sponsoring the application, and the right hon. and hon. Members who will take part. I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"My hon. Friend anticipates, as he so often wisely does, where my speech is going on street furniture and people with sight problems, and on the availability of toilets and facilities generally across the United Kingdom.

Yesterday I was delighted to meet the British Standards Institution, which supports the establishment …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"The hon. Lady raises a most profound and important point: people’s understanding of disability is influenced more by their personal experience than by what society brings together as to what it is to be disabled.

The figures show that those with non-visible disabilities suffer an unfair double attack. What sits …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"I am grateful for that intervention. The Minister will find that one of my requests at the end may make reference to that point.

Let me follow up on what has been said about those who suffer acquired brain injury, as there are many instances where people feel that the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"That powerful intervention shows that those people who are not suffering from dementia or do not feel that they have a disability need to think about the simple things to make the world and the community accessible to everybody in society.

We have an obligation under article 19 of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"Absolutely, and that is why the call for a new sign is a small request in a big argument that requires society to change its view and stop seeing people with disabilities and instead see disabled people.

I thank Lucy Richards for the work she has put into creating the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility Challenges

"It is right to say that we have seen Parliament at its best today. There are many distractions—shall we call them?—that take up political time. I know that Members from all parts of the House are doing other work today. Nevertheless, over 50 Members from across the whole House supported …..."
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Written Question
Universal Credit: Appeals
Monday 15th April 2019

Asked by: Martin Whitfield (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2019 to Question 237196 on Universal Credit: Appeals, what assessment she has made of her Departments capacity to procure a record of data in relation to Universal Credit (work capability) decisions that are subject to an order of a tribunal asking her department to respond within 21 days.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

Whatever the issue being disputed, when a Universal Credit appeal is made the Tribunals Service will send the appeal to DWP and ask that it provides an appeal response within 28 days – there is no 21 day rule. The time taken for the response to be provided has been recorded for UC Full Service appeals since 1 April 2019.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Apr 2019
Devolution of Welfare

"The hon. Gentleman is making a very eloquent argument as to why the Scottish Government can pick up the WASPI problem, but this matter also rests with the Government. In his view, is the Government’s decision not to compensate the WASPI women legitimate or is it democratic?..."
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