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Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: EU Law
Friday 12th January 2018

Asked by: Priti Patel (Conservative - Witham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department he is planning to propose (i) revocation and (ii) amendment of after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Lord Sharma

Decisions as to what extent EU directives, regulations or other legislation will continue to function once the UK has exited the EU have not been made, as this is a matter for the current negotiations, in which the Government is focused on ensuring the best outcome for the UK.

Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Regulation
Tuesday 9th January 2018

Asked by: Priti Patel (Conservative - Witham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes his Department has put in place to (a) monitor, (b) collate cost information on, (c) review and (d) respond to requests to amend or revoke regulations introduced by his Department.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

New regulation with an impact on business is subject to a review clause, and a review of this regulation will be required by a date specified in each piece of legislation. The Department responds to any requests for regulation to be revoked or amended on a case by case basis. Information on costs is recorded in Impact Assessments where there is a significant impact on business.

Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Regulation
Tuesday 9th January 2018

Asked by: Priti Patel (Conservative - Witham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the title was of each set of regulations introduced by his Department in each month since May 2010; which of those regulations have been (a) subject to the (i) one in one out and (ii) one in two out procedure and (b) (i) revoked and (ii) amended; and what the net cost to (A) the public purse; and (B) business of those regulations is.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

The changes to regulations affecting business during the 2010-15 Parliament are recorded in Statements of New Regulation that were published every six months. These are available on https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation. For the 2015-17 Parliament, the Government will shortly publish its final report on the savings to business delivered during that Parliament.

For the current Parliament, the Government is committed to maintaining a proportionate approach to regulation to enable business growth while maintaining public protections. This will be monitored through the target that the Government is required to set under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"I welcome the debate and congratulate the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on both securing it and making an incredibly thoughtful contribution. I want to put my tributes to him on the record, especially as I have spent time with him in Committee. He mentioned the early …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"The hon. Gentleman is talking about the risk register that was published many years ago. Let me explain agile delivery. This is a system that is adapting. It has adapted following feedback from work coaches. The delivery is the test of the system. All Front-Bench Members will be familiar with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"I do not have information or data to hand on the current estimate, but the Government previously published figures on UC and child poverty. As other Members have commented on this, I will be very happy to write to them and to the right hon. Gentleman to update them on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"As the hon. Gentleman has just heard me say, when we publish our life chances strategy and focus on tackling the root causes of child poverty—we are committed to eradicating child poverty, as well—we will be driving those numbers down...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"My hon. Friend makes an important point. Of course, the point about the life chances strategy is that it will be a cross-government strategy. The focus will be integration and support. The troubled families programme has been very successful in transforming families and turning their circumstances around, supporting work and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"We have been very clear that universal credit is there to secure employment opportunities and in-work progression for everyone who is on it. I come back to the wider support universal credit provides for families, which has been touched on. Parents on universal credit can claim back 85% of their …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Universal Credit (Children)

"Let me be clear about this: the Government have been absolutely clear about protecting and supporting the vulnerable and about the support we provide for families with disabled children.

I also want to address some of the points raised about the Resolution Foundation report. It fails to take into account …..."
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