2 APPG memberships (as of 20 Nov 2024)
Food Banks, Households in Temporary Accommodation1 Former APPG membership
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(3 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(134 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Bishop of Manchester, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
1 Bill introduced by Lord Bishop of Manchester
A Bill to equalise the amount of the standard allowance included in an award of universal credit to which a claimant who has left care is entitled with the amount of that allowance to which a claimant aged 25 or over is entitled; and for connected purposes.
Friday 17th January 2025
Order Paper number: 3
(Likely to be Debated)
Lord Bishop of Manchester has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)We have no plans to publish data on care leavers claiming Universal Credit.
DWP started routinely collecting data on care leavers claiming UC in February 2022. All new claimants are now given the option of reporting their care leaver status, and work coaches can record existing claimants’ care leaver status if they are they are told about this.
This data is being monitored for data quality and does not meet the quality assurance standards for official statistics: the data coverage is still very limited and the claimants we have data on are not representative of the UC caseload. Therefore, no figures are available for publication.
The Department will continue to carefully review the data in the usual way.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To help ensure we reach the right balance and have a solid evidence base for any change, the Home Secretary has announced her intention to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules. The government will consider their recommendations before making any changes.
Minister of State (Home Office)