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Tim Loughton Excerpts
Monday 7th October 2019

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justin Tomlinson Portrait The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work (Justin Tomlinson)
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I would be very happy to meet the hon. Lady and her colleague. We are determined to continue to improve PIP—31% of claimants now access the highest rate of support, compared to just 15% under the legacy benefits—but I would welcome any additional information.

Tim Loughton Portrait Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con)
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As we have heard, many 1950s-born women have now reached the age at which they expected to receive a pension but are not, and many are struggling. Given that the judicial review is now out of the way, will the new Secretary of State agree to meet me and my co-chair of the all-party group on state pension inequality for women, the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), to discuss the proposals in the transitional arrangement document we produced? Can she also give us an estimate of how many women are affected in this way and whether they are in work?