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Debate between Shailesh Vara and Iain Duncan Smith
Monday 11th March 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Iain Duncan Smith Portrait Mr Duncan Smith
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We are not. We listen to councils and everybody else who talks to us about these things, and ensure that we adjust accordingly. In reality, more than £280 million is going in discretionary payments direct to councils over two years to resolve these issues. That is more than ever before and I believe it is enough. We are asking councils to make sensible judgments that benefit the maximum number of people—tenants and those on housing benefit—in their areas.

Shailesh Vara Portrait Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire) (Con)
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T8. What assessment has the Minister made of the support available to disabled people through the Access to Work programme?