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Wednesday 9th April 2014

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to provide families with financial assistance in caring for a child; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Mike Penning

The Department provides families with financial assistance in caring for a child through Disability Living Allowance, Carer's Allowance and the disability and carer premiums in the income-related benefits.

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Tuesday 25th March 2014

Asked by: Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to allow applications to the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance by children under three years old who cannot travel without ventilators and similar large amounts of equipment.

Answered by Mike Penning

I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Mr Dobbin) of 28 February 2014, Official Report, column 561W.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Mar 2014
Payment Scheme (Mesothelioma)

"I do not wish to detain the House long. As the Member who tabled the amendment on Report and put it to a vote, I was disappointed when the Government did not listen to the call to raise compensation to 80%. Members will therefore not be surprised to learn that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Mar 2014
Payment Scheme (Mesothelioma)

"I am grateful to the Minister for that response. It is very important that we make it as simple as possible for people to understand exactly how to access the scheme. As long as they are aware that it is a scheme of last resort, and have gone through the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister join me in congratulating the Kent FA on its highly successful Goals for Girls event held in my constituency last Saturday and Sky Sports on covering it live? Is that not an example of how broadcasters should be showcasing women’s and girls’ sport, encouraging them to participate …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2014
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]

"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East (Mr Brown), to whose contribution I listened with interest. I rise to speak to amendment 1, which stands in my name and that of other hon. Members from all parts of the House. It is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2014
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Decades ago, the insurance industry would have held up its hands and said that, in hindsight, it had treated victims very badly. To be fair to the bigger players in the insurance industry, they have certainly tried, over the past …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2014
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]

"I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue. The people we represent share a similar profile and we both have former dockers in our constituencies who will contract mesothelioma in the future, so I am very grateful for his support. I know that the current and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2014
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]

"I am interested in the hon. Gentleman’s first point about occupations. We must be very clear that this situation is not confined to the traditional working class, although it is more likely to be prominent as they were more exposed to asbestos than anybody else. Anyone who has been exposed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2014
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]

"I am pleased that we have reached Third Reading of this Bill. It is a welcome Bill, but I remain disappointed that it is not as good as it could and should have been if we were to provide fair and reasonable justice to the victims of mesothelioma. I recognise …..."
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