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Debate between Esther McVey and Heidi Alexander
Monday 23rd June 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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I thank my hon. Friend for asking that question because we have seen the biggest annual fall in long-term unemployment since 1998—108,000 fewer people on long-term benefits. That is a significant change. When we came into office we said that we would help those whom the Labour Government left behind and forgot about. We have set up the Work programme and other schemes, and the consequences are more of them in work.

Heidi Alexander Portrait Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
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T9. Last week I met a constituent who received her husband’s personal independence payment only after he had passed away. Will the Minister guarantee that no one else will suffer that deeply distressing situation in the future?

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