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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Child Poverty: London

"It is as if my hon. Friend anticipates what I am going to say. I thank him for his intervention and apologise for speaking for so long; I did not anticipate that so many would want to take part in the debate. I shall try to truncate my remarks as …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Child Poverty: London

"Could the hon. Lady identify any word that I have said that suggests that work is not important? Work is important, but support and ability to earn enough to live are important, too...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Child Poverty: London

"My hon. Friend is making her erudite, detailed knowledge obvious to everyone. Does she know that the Trust for London identified that the average family in poverty 10 years ago lived in inner London on welfare benefits in social housing, and today the average family in poverty in London live …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Child Poverty: London

"I love my city. I love my constituency. I was born in it and have always lived in it. It does the Minister no honour to set up an Aunt Sally on work when he knows very well that there is no Labour Member who does not believe in work. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Dec 2017
Work Capability Assessments

"Order. May I just inform Members that there are about six people who want to speak? If you could consider limiting your contributions to five or six minutes, that would get everybody in...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Dec 2017
Work Capability Assessments

"Order. We are grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) for withdrawing his right to sum up at the end of the debate, so the shadow Minister and the Minister have until 4 o’clock...."
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Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Friday 24th November 2017

Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on ensuring its representation at personal independence payment appeals in the last 12 months.

Answered by Sarah Newton

The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Thursday 23rd November 2017

Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on representation at personal independent payment appeals in the last six years for which figures are available.

Answered by Sarah Newton

The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Thursday 23rd November 2017

Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what proportion of personal independence payment appeals his Department is represented.

Answered by Sarah Newton

The Department is in the process of recruiting, training and deploying approximately 150 Presenting Officers at Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment Support Allowance Tribunals in order to present the Secretary of State’s case and support the First tier Tribunal in arriving at the right decision.

According to internal data, from April 2017 to date, the PIP Presenting Officers have attended approximately 23 per cent of PIP appeals at the First tier Tribunal. The aim is for the PIP Presenting Officers to attend approximately 50 per cent of all PIP Tribunal hearings.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Wednesday 22nd November 2017

Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what proportion of personal independence payment appeals his Department is represented by barristers.

Answered by Sarah Newton

It is not common practice for the Department to be represented by barristers at the First-tier Tribunal. The Secretary of State’s representative would normally be a Presenting Officer. A number of the current Presenting Officer team may hold qualifications or work experience in the legal profession; however, this is not a requirement for the job role.