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Division Votes
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 150 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 294
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 151 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 306
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 151 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 299
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 152 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 300
1 Mar 2024 - Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 49 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 15
13 Mar 2024 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 141 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 147
13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 292
13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Neil Coyle voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 293


Speeches
Neil Coyle speeches from: Social Housing Occupancy
Neil Coyle contributed 4 speeches (192 words)
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Neil Coyle speeches from: Ukraine: Military Equipment
Neil Coyle contributed 1 speech (35 words)
Tuesday 27th February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Neil Coyle speeches from: Israel and Gaza
Neil Coyle contributed 1 speech (67 words)
Tuesday 27th February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office


Written Answers
Private Rented Housing: Letting Agents
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on relocation agents.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Renters (Reform) Bill will deliver a fairer, more secure, and higher quality private rented sector that is fit for the 21st century. The Impact Assessment for the Bill considers the impact on letting agents (which includes relocation agents).

It estimates that as a result of familiarisation costs and more stable private rented sector tenancies, letting agents will face costs of £1,085 per agent per year over the ten-year appraisal period. The reforms may also create new opportunities for letting agents, such as services which support landlords to meet their new requirements.

Prevent Independent Review
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent, published on 8 February 2023.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

The Independent Review of Prevent was published on 8 February 2023.

On 20 February 2024, the Government published the Independent Review of Prevent: One year on progress report. The report details full progress against the Review’s recommendations. This report can be found at the following link: Independent Review of Prevent - One year on progress report.

We have implemented 30 of the 34 recommendations and are making rapid progress on delivering the remaining four.

Prevent Independent Review
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent, published on 8 February 2023, have been implemented.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

The Independent Review of Prevent was published on 8 February 2023.

On 20 February 2024, the Government published the Independent Review of Prevent: One year on progress report. The report details full progress against the Review’s recommendations. This report can be found at the following link: Independent Review of Prevent - One year on progress report.

We have implemented 30 of the 34 recommendations and are making rapid progress on delivering the remaining four.

Driving: Older People
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Monday 4th March 2024

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure (a) drivers living in the UK with EU licences and (b) UK licence holders seeking to drive in EU member states do not lose (i) licences and (ii) access to insurance after the age of 70.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Since EU exit, bilateral arrangements are in place with all European Economic Area (EEA) countries for the recognition and exchange of the vast majority of UK licences.

For drivers living in the UK with EU licences, an EU licence can be used to drive in the UK until its expiry, up to the age of 70. If an EU licence holder is 67 or over when they become resident in the UK, they can drive until they are 70 or have lived in the UK for 3 years, whichever is longer and provided the licence remains valid. After this time, they must exchange their EU licence for a UK licence. They do not have to retake their test.

For drivers visiting the UK, an EU licence can be used to drive in the UK as long as it is full and valid, regardless of age.

For UK licence holders seeking to drive in EU member states, valid UK licences are recognised for use by visitors. UK licence holders who become resident in the EU are able to use their licences in line with local arrangements. These arrangements vary from country to country, with some enabling extended recognition until the licence expires (after which the UK licence must be exchanged for a local licence). Other countries require that the UK licence is exchanged for a local licence within a specified time period, determined by that country.

The treatment of drivers over the age of 70 varies across EU countries, however being aged over 70 does not in itself prevent a UK licence holder from using that licence in the EU or exchanging it for an EU one.

The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers based on their underwriting experience and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market. They use a wide range of criteria to assess the potential risk a driver poses, including the age of the applicant, the type of vehicle being insured, the postal area where the applicant lives and the driving experience of the applicant. All UK vehicle insurance provides the minimum third-party cover to drive in the EU.

With respect to UK licence holders living in EU member states, insurance is a matter for insurance companies within those states.

Wines: Excise Duties
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Monday 4th March 2024

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the impact of raising wine duty on revenue raised by his Department.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government will make and announce any alcohol decisions at Spring Budget 2024. Duty freezes to alcohol duty over the last decade have amounted to a total tax cut of £12.9 billion to the alcohol industry, including the duty freeze up to 1 August 2024 announced at Autumn Statement 2023.

Before Autumn Statement 2023, since ending the duty escalator for wine in 2013, the wine industry has benefitted from cuts or freezes to wine duty at four out of the last nine fiscal events.

The latest receipts for alcohol duty including wine duty can be found at the following link:

Alcohol Bulletin commentary (November 2023 to January 2024) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Wines: Excise Duties
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Monday 4th March 2024

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reduce excise duty on wine.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government will make and announce any alcohol decisions at Spring Budget 2024. Duty freezes to alcohol duty over the last decade have amounted to a total tax cut of £12.9 billion to the alcohol industry, including the duty freeze up to 1 August 2024 announced at Autumn Statement 2023.

Before Autumn Statement 2023, since ending the duty escalator for wine in 2013, the wine industry has benefitted from cuts or freezes to wine duty at four out of the last nine fiscal events.

The latest receipts for alcohol duty including wine duty can be found at the following link:

Alcohol Bulletin commentary (November 2023 to January 2024) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Wines: Excise Duties
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Monday 4th March 2024

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the easement for levying wine duty permanent.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

As part of the new alcohol duty system, the Government introduced a wine easement for 18 months which will last until February 2025. During this period, all wine between 11.5-14.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) will pay duty as if it were 12.5% ABV. This gives the wine industry over two years to adapt to the new system.

The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate the effects of the reform.

As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.

Electric Bicycles: Battery Chargers
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many deaths have been caused by dangerous or counterfeit e-bike chargers in each of the last nine years.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Office for Product Safety Standards (OPSS) is aware of three fatalities in 2022 and 11 fatalities in 2023 from fires related to e-bikes, lithium-ion batteries or chargers. This is drawn from data supplied by UK fire and rescue services, shared with OPSS. Incidents are complex as often multiple products are involved that can be safe and compliant when used individually, but become unsafe when used in combination.

Lithium-ion battery fires involving e-bikes can cause catastrophic damage to property, it is not always possible to identify whether products involved were unsafe, counterfeit or non-compliant given the damage they can sustain.

Electric Bicycles: Fire Prevention
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing regulations to improve fire safety measures for e-bikes.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Under existing UK law, e-bikes must be safe before they are placed on the market. E-bikes are in scope of the Supply of Machinery Regulations (2008) which includes obligations on manufacturers to mitigate safety risks, including fire.

Last year, the Government consulted on the Product Safety Review, seeking views on proposals to reform the UK’s product safety framework so it is fit for the digital age and meets consumers’ and businesses’ needs. Responses to the consultation are currently being analysed. The Government intends to publish its response later this year, which will summarise the findings and set out future plans.

Products: Safety
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Office for Product Safety and Standards' timetable is for publishing the findings from the Product Safety review consultation which closed on 24 October 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) is currently analysing responses to the Product Safety Review consultation. The Government intends to publish a response later this year which will summarise the findings and set out future plans.

Electric Bicycles: Public Consultation
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to make representations to the Department for Transport's open consultation entitled Smarter regulation: proposed changes to legislation for electrically assisted pedal cycles, published on 29 February 2024.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

As part of a cross-Whitehall approach my Department, through the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), works closely with the Home Office and Department for Transport (DfT) to ensure activity in relation to e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries is aligned. OPSS has worked with DfT during the development of the electrically-assisted pedal cycles consultation and will continue to collaborate as the consultation progresses.

Electric Bicycles: Battery Chargers
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many coroners' reports have asked the Office for Product Safety and Standards to take action against dangerous or faulty e-bike chargers in each of the last five years.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has received two coroner’s reports relating to concerns about the safety of e-bikes, lithium-ion batteries and chargers. The reports were received in August 2023 and in January 2024, and OPSS’ responses will be published on the judiciary.uk website.

Estate Agents and Property Management Companies
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department distinguishes between (a) relocation agents, (b) estate agents and (c) property agents within the housing sector, in the context of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.

Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

The existing measures in this Bill will apply principally to managing agents acting on behalf of their landlord or estate manager, but measures relating to the ban on new leasehold houses will also apply to those involved in marketing a property, including estate agents.

Cannabis: Mental Health
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Thursday 14th March 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent review of drugs by Professor Dame Carol Black, if his Department will commission further research on the potential impact of the use of (a) skunk and (b) all other cannabis on levels of psychosis.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs noted that cannabis poses a large number of health risks, including psychological and respiratory disorders, particularly given increases in potency. There is a growing body of evidence that indicates a link between cannabis and psychosis which underlines the importance of our approach to tackling its misuse. Cannabis continues to be the most commonly used drug and around 21% of adults starting drug treatment between 2021 and 2022 said they had a problem with cannabis use.

For this reason, cannabis is controlled under Class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. There is clear scientific and medical evidence that cannabis is a harmful drug which can damage people’s mental and physical health, and harms people and communities.

At the UK Drugs Ministerial in November 2023, the latest research findings into the links between cannabis and psychosis were presented by a leading academic and those findings are informing policy making. The department has no current plans to commission further research into the links between cannabis and psychosis but continues to keep all drugs under review and will consider all evidence as appropriate.




Neil Coyle mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Social Housing Occupancy
20 speeches (4,553 words)
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Mentions:
1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Wood Green) Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) said, had fallen to the lowest levels - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Dalriada Trustees Limited, Arc Pensions Law, Interpath Ltd, and BDO UK

Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund - Work and Pensions Committee

Found: Q4 Neil Coyle: How do you explain Norton pension schemes being able to register with HMRC and the

Friday 8th March 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2023-24 - as at 7 February 2024

Work and Pensions Committee

Found: November Members present Sir Stephen Timms, in the Chair Debbie Abrahams Siobhan Baillie Neil

Friday 8th March 2024
Special Report - Third Special Report - A rock and a hard place: building critical mineral resilience: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Alicia Kearns MP (Chair) Conservative, Rutland and Melton ) Dan Carden (Labour, Liverpool, Walton ) Neil

Wednesday 28th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants - Work and Pensions Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sir Stephen Timms (Chair); Debbie Abrahams; Siobhan Baillie; Neil

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), and Jerusalem Development Fund

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Alicia Kearns (Chair); Dan Carden; Neil Coyle; Fabian Hamilton;

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Gershom Gorenberg, Columbia University, and International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Alicia Kearns (Chair); Dan Carden; Neil Coyle; Fabian Hamilton;



Bill Documents
Mar. 11 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 11 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Mar. 08 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 8 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Mar. 07 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Mar. 06 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Mar. 05 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Mar. 04 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Mar. 01 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 1 March 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Feb. 29 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 29 February 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Feb. 28 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 28 February 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil

Feb. 27 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Neil




Neil Coyle - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 6th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Carer’s Allowance
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Gary Vaux - Head of Money Advice Unit at Hertfordshire County Council
Terry Kirton - Carer
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Tamara Sandoul - Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK
Fiona Collie - Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Scotland & Northern Ireland at Carers Scotland
Professor Sue Yeandle - Principal Investigator, ESRC Centre for Care and Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Care & Caring at University of Sheffield
Cristina Odone - Head of Family at Centre for Social Justice
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Wednesday 13th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Sean Browes - Senior Trustee Representative at Dalriada Trustees Limited
Ben Fairhead - Partner at Arc Pensions Law
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Kristina Kicks - Joint Trustee in Bankruptcy of Mr Stuart Garner at Interpath Ltd
Lee Causer - Joint Liquidator of Norton at BDO UK
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Wednesday 13th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Sean Browes - Senior Trustee Representative at Dalriada Trustees Limited
Ben Fairhead - Partner at Arc Pensions Law
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Kristina Kicks - Joint Trustee in Bankruptcy of Mr Stuart Garner at Interpath Ltd
Lee Causer - Joint Liquidator of Norton at BDO UK
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Tuesday 12th March 2024 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Mykola Kuleba - Founder of Save Ukraine
Dr Yulia Ioffe - Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) at University College London (UCL)
Shahida Tulaganova - Filmmaker, war reporter and Director of ‘Ukraine's Stolen Children’
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Maria Shagina - Senior Research Fellow at International Institute for Strategic Studies
Professor Philippa Webb - Professor of Public International Law at Kings College London
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP - Minister of State (Indo-Pacific) at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Ben Fender OBE - Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Tuesday 12th March 2024 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response
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Wednesday 13th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting
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Wednesday 20th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Anthony Arter - Chair and Deputy Ombudsman at The Pensions Ombudsman
Dominic Harris - Pensions Ombudsman at The Pensions Ombudsman
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Tony Raymond - General Counsel and Director of Governance Risk and Assurance at The Pensions Regulator
Maria Evgenidou-Wright - Head of Enforcement Proceedings at The Pensions Regulator
David Taylor - Executive Director and General Counsel at Pension Protection Fund
Sara Protheroe - Chief Customer Officer at Pension Protection Fund
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Wednesday 20th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Dominic Harris - Pensions Ombudsman.
Anthony Arter - Chair and Deputy Ombudsman at The Pensions Ombudsman
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Tony Raymond - General Counsel and Director of Governance Risk and Assurance at The Pensions Regulator
Maria Evgenidou-Wright - Head of Enforcement Proceedings at The Pensions Regulator
David Taylor - Executive Director and General Counsel at Pension Protection Fund
Sara Protheroe - Chief Customer Officer at Pension Protection Fund
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Tuesday 19th March 2024 2 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 19th March 2024 2 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Western Balkans
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Wednesday 20th March 2024 9 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Dominic Harris - Pensions Ombudsman at The Pensions Ombudsman
Anthony Arter - Chair and Deputy Ombudsman at The Pensions Ombudsman
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Tony Raymond - General Counsel and Director of Governance Risk and Assurance at The Pensions Regulator
Maria Evgenidou-Wright - Head of Enforcement Proceedings at The Pensions Regulator
David Taylor - Executive Director and General Counsel at Pension Protection Fund
Sara Protheroe - Chief Customer Officer at Pension Protection Fund
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Will Todman - Deputy Director and Senior fellow at Middle East Program, CSIS
Urban Coningham - Research Analyst and Course Lead at RUSI
Jonathan Wilks - Former UK Ambassador to Qatar (2020-2023), Iraq (2017-2019), Oman (2014-2017), Syria (2012-2014)
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr. Radwan Masmoudi - President at Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
Dr Shana Cohen - Director at Think-Tank for Action on Social Change
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:15 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Mims Davies MP - Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work at Department for Work and Pensions
The Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Work and Pensions
Elizabeth Fairburn - Customer Experience Director at Department for Work and Pensions
Preeta Ramachandran - Universal Credit Operations Director at Department for Work and Pensions
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:15 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Mims Davies MP - Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work at Department for Work and Pensions
The Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Work and Pensions
Elizabeth Fairburn - Customer Experience Director at Department for Work and Pensions
Preeta Ramachandran - Southern Area Director at Work and Health Services
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Will Todman - Deputy Director and Senior fellow at Middle East Program, CSIS
Urban Coningham - Research Analyst and Course Lead at RUSI
Jonathan Wilks - Former UK Ambassador to Qatar (2020-2023), Iraq (2017-2019), Oman (2014-2017), Syria (2012-2014)
Professor Gareth Stansfield - Professor of Middle East Politics and former director of the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at The University of Exeter
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr. Radwan Masmoudi - President at Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
Dr Shana Cohen - Director at Think-Tank for Action on Social Change
Amine Ghoulidi - Visiting Fellow at the Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at Heritage Foundation
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:15 a.m.
Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Mims Davies MP - Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work at Department for Work and Pensions
The Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Work and Pensions
Elizabeth Fairburn - Customer Experience Director at Department for Work and Pensions
Preeta Ramachandran - Southern Area Director, Work and Health Services at Department for Work and Pensions
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with Secretary of State relating to Plan for Jobs

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with TPR relating to West Midlands Pension Fund

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with TPR relating to Impact on DB Schemes following the LDI episode

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Written Evidence - Anne-Marie & Declan O’Sullivan
SVC0077 - Safeguarding vulnerable claimants

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants - Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Written Evidence - BDO (UK) LLP
NPS0014 - Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund

Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund - Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Estimate memoranda - DWP Supplementary Estimate 2023-24

Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), and Jerusalem Development Fund

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Gershom Gorenberg, Columbia University, and International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants - Work and Pensions Committee
Friday 8th March 2024
Special Report - Third Special Report - A rock and a hard place: building critical mineral resilience: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Written Evidence - Interpath Ltd
NPS0013 - Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund

Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund - Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with Minister for Employment relating to Statutory Sick Pay

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister for Pensions relating to Defined Benefit pension schemes

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with Permanent Secretary relating to Safeguarding vulnerable claimants

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Carers UK, Carers Scotland, University of Sheffield, Centre for Social Justice, Terry Kirton, and Hertfordshire County Council

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Carers UK, Carers Scotland, University of Sheffield, Centre for Social Justice, Terry Kirton, and Hertfordshire County Council

Work and Pensions Committee
Friday 8th March 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2023-24 - as at 7 February 2024

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Written Evidence - ShareAction
FYD0016 - Fiduciary duties

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Written Evidence - BDO (UK) LLP
NPS0015 - Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund

Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund - Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with The Pensions Regulator relating to the impact on Defined benefit pension schemes after the LDI episode

Work and Pensions Committee
Monday 11th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter to the Foreign Secretary relating to humanitarian aid access to Gaza, dated 09/03/2024

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Written Evidence - Hewlett Packard Pension Association (HPPA)
DBP0101 - Defined benefit pension schemes

Defined benefit pension schemes - Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Written Evidence - ClientEarth
FYD0018 - Fiduciary duties

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Written Evidence - UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association
FYD0017 - Fiduciary duties

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Written Evidence - Terry Kirton
CAA0001 - Carer’s Allowance

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to Plan for Jobs and employment support

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Chief Coroner relating to Safeguarding vulnerable adults

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State relating to asbestos

Work and Pensions Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with The Pensions Regulator relating to the West Midlands Pension Fund

Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Mykola Kuleba, Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) at University College London (UCL), and Shahida Tulaganova

The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Oral Evidence - International Institute for Strategic Studies, and Kings College London

The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response - Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Dalriada Trustees Limited, Arc Pensions Law, Interpath Ltd, and BDO UK

Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund - Work and Pensions Committee
Thursday 21st March 2024
Report - Large Print Report - Benefit levels in the UK

Work and Pensions Committee
Thursday 21st March 2024
Report - Second Report - Benefit levels in the UK

Work and Pensions Committee
Thursday 21st March 2024
Report - EasyRead Report - Benefit levels in the UK

Work and Pensions Committee
Thursday 21st March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, dated 15/03/24, 09/03/24 and 19/02/24

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 22nd March 2024
Special Report - Fourth Special Report - Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific – Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report: Fourth Special Report

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 19th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Ian Cliff OBE, and University College London

Western Balkans - Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Oral Evidence - The Pensions Regulator, The Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Protection Fund, Ombudsman, and Ombudsman

Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund - Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Report - Large Print - Defined benefit pension schemes

Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Report - Third Report - Defined benefit pension schemes

Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Written Evidence - Hertfordshire County Council
CAA0002 - Carer’s Allowance

Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Written Evidence - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
SVC0078 - Safeguarding vulnerable claimants

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants - Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, Think-Tank for Action on Social Change, and Heritage Foundation

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Middle East Program, CSIS, RUSI, Jonathan Wilks, and The University of Exeter

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 28th March 2024
Report - Fourth Report - Statutory Sick Pay

Work and Pensions Committee
Thursday 28th March 2024
Report - Large Print - Statutory Sick Pay

Work and Pensions Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants - Work and Pensions Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
26 Feb 2024
Disability employment
Work and Pensions Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

Disabled people face significant barriers to work that non-disabled people do not, and despite employers having a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace to accommodate them, there is evidence to suggest that many are not making these changes. Whilst the disability employment rate has risen in recent years, the disability employment gap (the difference between the proportions of disabled and non-disabled people in work) has flatlined at around 29 percentage points.

The Government has recently announced several policies designed to increase employment rates among disabled people, including in its Transforming Support White Paper, at Spring Budget 2023, when it announced the introduction of Universal Support and the piloting of WorkWell, and in its Disability Action Plan, published in February 2024.

The Work and Pensions Committee is now conducting a follow-up inquiry to its 2021 inquiry into the disability employment gap to scrutinise the effectiveness of the Government’s proposals for supporting disabled employment and reducing the disability employment gap.

Read the call for evidence here.

The call for evidence is also available in alternative formats via the links below:

7 Mar 2024
Devolution of employment support
Work and Pensions Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 8 Apr 2024)


In our July 2023 Report Plan for Jobs and employment support, we considered DWP’s employment support provision following the Covid-19 pandemic, at which point UK labour statistics showed a substantial increase in the number of people who were economically inactive. 

During that inquiry, we found that increased devolution of employment support services could help improve employment outcomes for individuals, benefit local businesses and communities, and in doing so contribute to the Government’s wider levelling up agenda. We also found that a more devolved model of employment support, separate from the administration of benefits, could improve trust between claimants and services. 

Given that economic inactivity, levelling-up, and growing the economy remain key challenges for the UK, we are launching an inquiry into the devolution of employment support to help inform Government thinking.  

Read the call for evidence here.