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Dan Aldridge

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Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment
Monday 11th November 2024

(2 days, 8 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern
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The hon. Lady raises some of the worst aspects of the consequences of 14 years of Conservative Government. We will consider all those issues through the child poverty taskforce.

Dan Aldridge Portrait Dan Aldridge (Weston-super-Mare) (Lab)
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T7. Weston-super-Mare is a town of sanctuary for many people with care needs, and 1,319 people there will be better off because of the Government’s increase to carer’s allowance. Can the Minister share the timescales for the independent review of carer’s allowance?

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I congratulate my hon. Friend on being the Labour Member for Weston-super-Mare. I have met Liz Sayce, who will carry out the review, and she is raring to go. The terms of reference and timelines have not yet been set, but they will be in the next few weeks. As soon as they are, the details will be placed in the Library.

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