Cost of Living

Does my hon. Friend share my concern about the lack of reassurance regarding top-up payments, as ...

I share that concern, and I hope the Department will respond positively to the concerns that hon....

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens), and I agree w...

The hon. Lady hits the nail on the head. She has rightly put the scale of the cuts into context, ...

I recognise what the hon. Member says. I visited Glasgow last week—the constituency of my friend ...

I thank the hon. Lady, my good friend, for giving way. She mentions culture; there is also the is...

We have spoken many times about that. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have a system in whi...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, as is my friend the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris...

Absolutely. In fact, I got involved in trying to shift the sanctions regime when a former soldier...

I thank the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) and the Backbench Business Committ...

On the additional costs faced by disabled people, does the hon. Lady share my concern about the a...

Yes, I entirely agree. I recommend to anybody who has not read it last Sunday’s article in The Su...

I call the Scottish National party spokesperson, Kirsty Blackman.

2.31 pm

It is a pleasure to take part in this estimates day debate. I do love estimates day; it is wonder...

Is it not ironic that the DWP says in the main estimates book that it wants to maximise employmen...

It is, and it is ironic that the DWP is asking staff to step up and deal with its creaking, unfor...

I call the shadow Minister.

2.40 pm

This has been a short debate, but a very valuable one. As always, I pay tribute to the Chair of t...

I am learning to share the joy that the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) takes in...

I take on board some of the Minister’s points, but I must challenge him in one regard. He seems t...

We are having to deal with some challenging headwinds, as a result of the pandemic and now these ...

I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the commitment to uprating in line with inflation, ...

I was going to come to that later, but as it is an important point, I will address it now.

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May I ask a very brief question? I am really thinking out loud. In that review, when looking at u...

As I have said, the Secretary of State will be looking at the wider economic environment when mak...

Will the Minister give way, on that point?

I will give way, but this is the last time I shall do so, because I need to make some progress.