Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Amesbury and Guy Opperman

Monday 4th September 2023 Commons Chamber

[Guy Opperman]

I welcome the good news but also accept the challenge. I have visited Bracknell to meet my hon. Friend and am happy to sit down with him and the local jobcentres to ensure we are addressing his constituency’s vacancy issues.

[Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)]

Last week I met the citizens advice bureau in Cheshire west and Chester, which informed me that 75% of those who appeal their PIP assessments win. Why does the Minister not get it right in the first place, and what is he doing, at pace, to address that?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Amesbury and Guy Opperman

Monday 5th December 2022 Commons Chamber

[Guy Opperman]

A huge amount is being done to increase the time that individual claimants spend with work coaches. More intensive support is being provided. The additional earnings threshold, which my hon. Friend will be fully aware of, is also being rolled out across the country to ensure that we see claimants in better-paid jobs on a longer-term basis.

[Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)]

9. What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the cost of childcare on incentives for people to transfer from universal credit into work.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Amesbury and Guy Opperman

Monday 31st October 2022 Commons Chamber

[Guy Opperman]

If my hon. Friend writes to me giving the specific details, I will ensure that the ministerial team and the civil servants involved look into it as a matter of urgency.

[Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)]

Does the new Secretary of State—whom I welcome to his place—still agree with his statement that cutting maternity rights will be good for business?