Recent Speeches and Appearances

Child poverty and its reduction is absolutely core to the mission of my Department, which is why we have focused on cost of living paymen

I think that our record is extremely clear.

The common theme in all the questions that we have had on this substantive question is a lack of memory as to what happened under the pre

Heaven forbid that we do have another Labour Government, Mr Speaker, because I have just set out the case against the last one and their

I cannot comment on the specific case that the hon.

No, I am afraid that I cannot agree with that at all.

Not at all, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have set out very clearly the principled reason why we are bringing forward these measures.

My hon. Friend has used exactly the right word: it is imperative that we get those people into the world of work.

It is a fact that people are better off, on average, being in work than being on benefits.

It is correct that we have gone from 21% to 65% in that short space of time and I recognise that that statistic is simply unacceptable.