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Mike Gapes

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Domestic Violence Victims: Cross-Examination
Monday 9th January 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait Richard Harrington
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My hon. Friend brings up a very good point. The Government have to find a balance between wanting as many people as possible to have pensions, and economic sense when there is an impact on employers. My officials have discussed the issue with the National Farmers Union. We understand it and it will be looked into in the course of the 2017 review.

Mike Gapes Portrait Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op)
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T8. How can the Government meet their target to reduce the disability employment gap—in fact, to halve it— when they are cutting by 80% the resources available to do that? Are those not just empty words?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I think the hon. Gentleman is confused: we are actually putting more resources into these initiatives, and also asking others to do more. Obviously, we are consulting in the Green Paper, but even some of the announcements the Prime Minister made today included additional resource. We very much want to meet that target, and we are putting the resources and the policies in place to do that.

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