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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"I shall do, thank you; that will be interesting.

I suggest that access to legal aid and information on accessing it should be made much more readily available, so that disabled people can challenge employers and potential employers on inadequate access arrangements. According to observations of the report on article …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"Absolutely. I have heard from my own constituents about the assumption that they have access to a computer, and many people use public libraries for that service.

On top of all of that—as if existing barriers to disabled people maintaining sustainable income and accessing information and help were not already …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"What the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) said sounds fantastic—really good news. However, in my constituency, the lack of jobcentres—they have closed recently—severely impacts on the sort of access that I am talking about. It would be great if that did not happen.

The Centre for Welfare Reform found …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point, but the cap is still quite low and it is difficult for people to get beyond that.

It sounds too simple to say that problems with PIP assessments cause poverty, but it is true. Those statistics bear witness to that fact. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"I thank the hon. Lady for her point, but as my colleagues are saying, people often give up on the process because it is simply too distressing and stressful. I have not heard any success cases in my surgery. People are really distressed by this...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"I have heard of similar waiting times, too. It is really distressing and adds to all the trauma that has been going on. I will give an example: Julius Holgate, who is a double leg amputee, won an appeal. The Department for Work and Pensions told him that he was …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"We all know that in real terms that is not the case, because the cost of living is constantly rising. I do not hear from my constituents who struggle to pay the bills that their lives are any easier—in fact, the opposite is true. We have to disagree on that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jun 2018
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

"I thank everybody here for making my first Westminster Hall debate so fantastic. The contributions by Members from across the House were really special. We heard passionate speeches, particularly from my hon. Friends the Members for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) and for Peterborough (Fiona Onasanya), which were really …..."
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Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Monday 5th February 2018

Asked by: Rosie Duffield (Independent - Canterbury)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

What steps her Department is taking to ensure that personal independence payment assessments are undertaken fairly and efficiently.

Answered by Sarah Newton

We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, objective assessments. The Department holds regular performance meetings with Assessment Providers at local and senior levels. Assessments are independently audited and Departmental clinicians periodically observe assessments. Both providers have increased personalised clinical support to all Health Professionals. PIP Assessment Providers cost less than 4% of the total annual benefit spend on PIP.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Oct 2017
Universal Credit Roll-out

"I am exceptionally worried about the impact of universal credit roll-out on my constituents following today’s debate. The fact that the Government continue to plough on with a failing initiative despite protests from some Conservative Members shows that they are driven more by political pride than considered policy.

As we …..."
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