To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker...."
Stephen Lloyd - View Speech

View all Stephen Lloyd (LD - Eastbourne) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Earlier, in response to my question, the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) indicated that I said one thing during the coalition and another thing post-coalition on the issue of rent payments to private landlords. The Under-Secretary was not a …..."
Stephen Lloyd - View Speech

View all Stephen Lloyd (LD - Eastbourne) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Thursday 3rd May 2018

Asked by: Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the introduction of automatic (a) audio and (b) video recording of personal independence payment assessments.

Answered by Sarah Newton

We want to continually improve the service that claimants receive which is why, to help improve people’s trust in the assessment process, we want to make recording the assessment easier. We intend to make recording a standard part of the process if the claimant so chooses. We are exploring potential options to record assessments, including video recording, which will inform timings.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Tuesday 1st May 2018

Asked by: Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that claimants of personal independence payments receive a copy of their assessment report.

Answered by Sarah Newton

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants can already ask for a full copy of their PIP assessment report by contacting the relevant helpline, but we intend to improve our PIP communications to ensure that those claimants who want to see their assessment report know that they can request it.

Written Question
Support for Mortgage Interest
Monday 23rd April 2018

Asked by: Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of Support for Mortgage Interest claimants in each region in England.

Answered by Kit Malthouse

The table below provides forecasts of the caseload for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) in 2017/18 by English region.

Region

Estimated SMI caseload (000s)

North East

6

North West

16

Yorkshire and Humberside

9

East Midlands

7

West Midlands

10

East

9

London

11

South East

12

South West

8

Total

89

Notes:

  • Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000 cases and may not sum due to rounding.
  • DWP does not hold a single source of data on SMI claims to analyse. Analysis of regional SMI caseloads are based on DWP’s Quarterly Statistical Extract (QSE) data. QSE is a quarterly 5 per cent sample of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income Support (IS) and Pension Credit (PC) claimants. Quality assured data at regional level is not available for ESA or UC claimants receiving SMI. In the absence of data, it has been assumed that the regional breakdown of ESA claimants is the same as the JSA, IS and PC caseload. It is estimated that in 2017/18 under 1% of the SMI caseload claimed UC; these cases are not included in the figures in the table above.
  • Estimates use QSE data over four quarters up to August 2017 and are calibrated to the 2017/18 SMI caseload forecast published in the Spring Statement benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2018: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018.

Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment
Thursday 15th March 2018

Asked by: Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the recruitment targets set out in her Department's paper Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability, what progress she has made on recruiting (a) Community Partners and (b) Disability Employment Advisers.

Answered by Lord Sharma

The Department is committed to recruiting around 200 Community Partners and is actively doing so. There are Community Partners in place in every Jobcentre Plus District. 116 Community Partners are currently in post and 38 others have accepted offers of employment. For all remaining posts recruitment is ongoing.

Disability Employment Advisors have also been recruited across the Jobcentre Plus network. As at February 2018, there are 470 full time equivalent DEAs with an actual headcount above 500 when taking account of part time and dual role workers.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit

"Does the hon. Lady agree that although the Conservative party talks about making work pay, it completely demolished that with universal credit through George Osborne’s removal of work allowances, meaning that now work does not pay?..."
Stephen Lloyd - View Speech

View all Stephen Lloyd (LD - Eastbourne) contributions to the debate on: Universal Credit
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Disabled People and Economic Growth

"I pay tribute to the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron), the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for disability. I have been working on this issue on and off for over 20 years, so it is interesting that, despite all the efforts made by many …..."
Stephen Lloyd - View Speech

View all Stephen Lloyd (LD - Eastbourne) contributions to the debate on: Disabled People and Economic Growth
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Feb 2018
State Pension Age

"Even though there is a shortage of time, I crave your indulgence, Mr Speaker, so that I can give two tiny bits of context. First, I believe that all parties are at fault here: the Conservatives, Labour—the Labour Government did little for 13 years—and the coalition. No party has a …..."
Stephen Lloyd - View Speech

View all Stephen Lloyd (LD - Eastbourne) contributions to the debate on: State Pension Age
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. One of the challenges in the design of universal credit is that it does not take into account the fluctuating incomes of people who are freelance. They can earn a low amount one month and a high amount the next, but universal credit does not manage that properly. A …..."
Stephen Lloyd - View Speech

View all Stephen Lloyd (LD - Eastbourne) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions