(8 years, 8 months ago)
Commons Chamber6. What estimate he has made of the proportion of working families likely to be affected by the Government’s reforms to benefits.
(10 years, 1 month ago)
Commons ChamberDoes it not tell us everything we want to know about this nasty Government—doing a rotten deal with Tory funders in the City to the detriment of dying people?
(10 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberWe have received a small number of representations on pleural plaques over the past few months, including some from Members of Parliament on behalf of their constituents.
Does the Minister agree that the current system of compensation for pleural plaques is grossly unfair? People with pleural plaques living in Scotland or Northern Ireland qualify for compensation, but those living in England or Wales do not. Does he think that is unfair, and is he going to do anything about it?
The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that there are different legal jurisdictions, which means that there will occasionally be differences. In the light of the current medical evidence, the Government do not consider it appropriate to overturn the House of Lords judgment that the condition of pleural plaques is not compensatable under the civil law.
(12 years, 3 months ago)
Commons Chamber17. What recent representations he has received on arrangements for compensation claims by people with pleural plaques.