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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Oct 2018
Universal Credit

"Some 72% of universal credit sanctions in Scotland hit those aged under 30, one in five of whom are 18 or 19 years old. As full-service universal credit rolls out at Springburn jobcentre in my constituency from 31 October, will the Minister at least suspend all sanctions until after Christmas?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"What assessment has the Minister made of the closure of six jobcentres across Glasgow—..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Seven jobcentres in Glasgow. What assessment has he made of those closures as universal credit rolls out this month?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Oct 2018
Universal Credit Split Payments

"My hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful speech on the compelling case for split payments. As she says, the system being rolled out in Scotland defaults to split payments. If that infrastructure is available, surely it would make absolute economic and financial sense to scale it up to a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Sep 2018
Personal Independence Payments

"My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. He represents a constituency that neighbours mine. Glasgow North East has had the worst impact from the change from DLA to PIP, with some £2 million a year being taken from the pockets of the poorest people in my constituency. More than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Jun 2018
Universal Credit and Welfare Changes

"As the result of a freedom of information request, I know that my constituents who are now on personal independence payments but previously qualified for disability living allowance are losing £2 million a year. What will the Secretary of State do to address that obvious failure?..."
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Written Question
Employment Schemes: Disability
Wednesday 6th June 2018

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of ending the protected places scheme on (a) organisations that receive funding from and (b) disabled people in work who are supported by that scheme.

Answered by Sarah Newton

Work Choice providers and Supported Businesses have been aware that the Protected Places arrangement delivered via the Work Choice contracts would end at the end of December 2018 and will have been transitioning their businesses to manage the end of this funding stream. To support them in the transition funding for Protected Places has been extended until March 2019. We plan tp provide long-term sustainable funding for this group of people.

Supported businesses use different models to manage the Protected Places provision, so assessments are being made at a range of businesses:

  1. We are working to introduce arrangements to provide continued support, exploring a new Access to Work element which might be paid to the businesses in respect of the support they provide for individuals once Work Choice funding ceases. Department for Work and Pensions officials are visiting a number of these businesses (including RSBI in Glasgow) to review the models they have in place and evaluate how new support could be implemented.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The loss of the protected places scheme is likely to have a devastating impact on disabled workers, particularly in my constituency, where Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries employs 250 people, half of whom have a registered disability. What has the Minister done to assess the impact this move will have on …..."
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Written Question
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Monday 26th March 2018

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Universities UK on the decision to close the defined benefit portion of the Universities Superannuation Scheme to all future service.

Answered by Guy Opperman

Subject to the requirements of automatic enrolment, pension arrangements are a matter between employers and their workforce. Neither Ministers nor officials in my Department have received any approach from UK Universities.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Scottish Welfare Powers

"Thank you, Mr Rosindell, for your expert chairmanship of the debate. We have had a spirited introduction from the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Bill Grant), with some interesting re-writing of history regarding the Tory party’s legacy when it comes to defence of the welfare state in Scotland.

…..."
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