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Debate between Andrew Western and Graham Stuart
Monday 7th October 2024

(2 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Western Portrait Andrew Western
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I welcome my hon. Friend’s support for the proposed fraud Bill. The level of fraud in the welfare system is absolutely unacceptable; almost £10 billion was lost last year. Increased use of data will be essential to clamping down on both capital fraud and broader fraud. However, we will do that without sharing any information at all with banks and financial institutions.

Graham Stuart Portrait Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)
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I thank the Secretary of State for her personal commitment to transparency. Further to the question asked by the shadow Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride), will she share with the House how many thousands of people will die as a result of Labour’s choice to cut the winter fuel payment?