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

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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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.

Tania Mathias Portrait Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)
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Last month, I asked the Government to introduce mandatory video recording of all DWP employment and support allowance assessments because a constituent of mine in Twickenham was treated with less respect than the character in the fictional film “I, Daniel Blake”. When will mandatory video recording commence?

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We are looking at a range of issues to improve the assessment process for PIP and ESA and the person’s experience of it. The recording of assessments is one of those things, so we are looking at that issue.

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