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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"4. What progress she is making on developing family indicators to measure the Government’s progress in tackling child poverty. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the huge costs financially and socially of family breakdown to people both in and out of work, what is the Minister doing to improve the family indices across society and to reduce family instability?..."
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Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Medical Records
Tuesday 20th February 2018

Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of combining the assessment of medical records for Personal Independence Payments and Employment and Support Allowance claimants.

Answered by Sarah Newton

In Improving Lives The Future of Work, Health and Disability, the Government set out its vision for all claimants to experience a streamlined assessment process for both Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance, enabled by secure, timely sharing of relevant data between benefits systems. We are exploring options for data-sharing between these benefits, informed by relevant consultation responses received through the Improving Lives consultation responses.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Marriage in Government Policy

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I congratulate my hon. Friend, and fellow Cornishman, the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) on securing this very important debate. I wholeheartedly agree with virtually everything that has been said by hon. Members who have contributed; I shall …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Marriage in Government Policy

"Some people will make that argument, and I absolutely respect it. Having considered the matter, however, I have come to a different view: that providing a competitor to marriage would dilute and undermine the positive place that marriage has in our society. That is my concern: that extending civil partnerships …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Minister agree that one of the ways we can help those in work and on low pay is by introducing and increasing a national living wage, by increasing the personal tax allowance so that people keep more of the money they earn, and by helping with childcare costs? …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Every year, billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is lost due to fraud or errors in benefit claims. Will the Secretary of State say whether the introduction of universal credit will improve this situation?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Feb 2017
Marriage Week

"Was my hon. Friend as surprised as I was to learn that last year the Government spent more money on repairing cathedrals than on supporting marriage and family relationships? Will he join me in calling on the Government to put more resources into supporting marriage?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Sep 2016
Cross-departmental Strategy on Social Justice

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Dorries. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) on securing a debate on such an important issue.

I am sure that many of us were very encouraged to hear the new Prime Minister state clearly that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Sep 2016
Cross-departmental Strategy on Social Justice

"To pick up where I left off, there is clear evidence that we will never truly deal with the issue of social justice and social mobility if we do not put family at the heart of any agenda. Research conducted by the Centre for Social Justice has shown that children …..."
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