Norman Lamb: DWP: All Documents

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"I thank the hon. Lady for giving way—..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"I was sitting...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jul 2017
State Pension Age for Women

"I am very grateful. Is it not part of the problem that all those women who have given up much of their adult lives to caring responsibilities then face real discrimination when seeking work at this age? They are therefore left in unacceptable poverty...."
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Written Question

Wednesday 28th June 2017

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have claimed universal credit received a benefit sanction in 2016-17.

Answered by Damian Hinds

The latest available information on Universal Credit sanction decisions is up to December 2016 and is published at:

Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:

These statistics cover Universal Credit live service only, more information on these can be found at:

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

"These changes run the risk of again increasing the stigma of mental health, because they say to people with anxiety that causes them to stay inside that that is not really serious. Is that not completely in conflict with the principle of equal treatment for mental and physical health?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

"Does not that carve-out ultimately amount to nothing but discrimination against people suffering mental distress? Also, is it not the case that any references to spend on mental health in any other area are totally irrelevant to this issue? This rule change is about discrimination...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

"The hon. Gentleman says that parity of esteem applies to the way in which PIP works, but the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) has specifically explained how the carve-out of mental distress means that it is clearly discriminatory. Does he not agree with that?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Personal Independence Payment: Regulations

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You rightly ensured that the Minister had enough time to answer questions, but none of what she is saying is about the key issue in the regulations...."
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