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Debate between Kit Malthouse and Laura Pidcock
Monday 21st May 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kit Malthouse Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kit Malthouse)
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The Child Maintenance Service is working hard to improve its recovery efforts and will be increasing the number of individuals assigned to the financial investigations unit. The Child Maintenance Service is working much more closely with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to make sure that we have as full a picture as possible of people’s earnings and to ensure that people take responsibility for their children.

Laura Pidcock Portrait Laura Pidcock (North West Durham) (Lab)
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Dupuytren’s contracture, or miner’s claw, as it is commonly known, is a progressive condition that causes the fingers gradually to curl up, occasionally requiring amputation. It is a very common disease among former miners, and the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council has made it clear to the DWP that there is a link between the use of percussive tools and miner’s claw. Why has the Secretary of State chosen to ignore that expert advice, and will she explain why the condition has not been added to the industrial injuries disablement benefit list of conditions?