Written Question
Monday 11th September 2023
Asked by:
Paul Bristow (Conservative - Peterborough)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued on (a) equality and (b) inclusion in the workplace for people with syndactyly.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
The Department for Work and Pensions does not issue guidance on equality and inclusion in the workplace. However, the Government has a range of initiatives to support disabled people and people with health conditions, including syndactyly, to start, stay and succeed in work. These include increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres; Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres; the Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support; Access to Work grants; Disability Confident; the Information and Advice Service; and work to further join up employment and health systems.
Written Question
Thursday 7th September 2023
Asked by:
Paul Bristow (Conservative - Peterborough)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people with syndactyly that were awarded a personal independence payment in each of the last 5 years.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Monday 15th November 2021
Asked by:
Paul Bristow (Conservative - Peterborough)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) administrative cost and (b) effectiveness of the 25 pence addition to the state pension for pensioners aged 80 and above.
Answered by Guy Opperman
Age addition payments are made automatically as part of the person’s ongoing State Pension entitlement. The administration costs are therefore negligible.
The age addition should be considered alongside the range of other measures and benefits that are available to pensioners over age 80. These include Pension Credit which can top up a pensioner’s income to a minimum of £177.10 a week for single pensioners and £270.30 for couples and provide access to a range of other benefits such as help with rent, council tax, energy bills and, for those aged 75 or over, a free television license. Moreover, households with a person aged 80 or over receive a Winter Fuel Payment of £300, instead of the standard Winter Fuel Payment of £200 for households with a pensioner below that age.
The age addition is only payable to those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 – it is not paid to those receiving the new State Pension.
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"Q Maurice, it is nice to talk to you, and thank you for coming to the Committee. I note that you are a Labour councillor in Battersea and a self-confessed Corbynite, and that you previously described the Government as
“Diluting rights, denying racism, delegitimising protest, and diminishing voter turnout.”
…..."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"Q Given your description of voter fraud as non-existent—you have just made that claim now—what do you make of the evidence that we have heard of voter fraud in Tower Hamlets, Birmingham and my constituency, Peterborough? Did that not exist?
Maurice Mcleod: If I said non-existent, that is not …..."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"Q You tweeted that the Government
“wants to bring in Voter ID to tackle non-existent voter fraud.”
I suggest that you take a look at the evidence from Peter Golds, Lord Pickles and others yesterday; it may enlighten you.
In 2018, you argued that people should be able to …..."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"But that is not quite what you said. You said:
“Sure, I understand the security risks”...."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"Q Yes, absolutely. In 2019, you claimed that
“Voter ID will have a terrible impact on voter turnout.”
Why do you think that this impact has not been seen in any of the Cabinet Office trials, or indeed over many years in Northern Ireland?
Maurice Mcleod: That is valid. …..."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"No, I think you are wrong.
Maurice Mcleod: Am I wrong on that? Okay. It stands to reason that if you have a chunk of the population that does not have what you are being asked to have to turn up to vote, then you are going to lose voters …..."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Third sitting)
"Are you arguing that there are no—..."Paul Bristow - View Speech
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