Personal Independence Payment Debate

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Steve McCabe

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Personal Independence Payment

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Sky/Fox Update
Tuesday 23rd January 2018

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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That is another good offer of support and advice from our side of the House from someone who knows his brief very well. We will look at the suggestion that my hon. Friend has put forward.

Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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How many staff in the Department for Work and Pensions will be directly deployed on the rectification process? I ask because the evidence is that the number of staff in the DWP used to complete any kind of task involving a complaint or a rectification is directly relevant to how long it takes them to complete the process.

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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Again, we have to consider these key practical points. We are actively recruiting hundreds of staff for this at the moment.

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