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Mr Speaker
Of course, there is no obligation on colleagues to ask helpful questions.
Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab)
T8. The planned reduction in support of £30 a week for those in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group is causing considerable anxiety. If I heard the Minister for Employment correctly, she said that no existing claimants will lose financial support. Does that mean that existing claimants reassessed after April 2017 will not be designated as new claimants and subject to that £30 reduction?
The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel)
As I said, there will be no cash losers among existing claimants. Obviously, the details of this will be outlined as we go through the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in Committee.