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Onshore Wind Subsidies
Monday 22nd June 2015

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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The hon. Gentleman has highlighted a constituency case, and I would be very happy to discuss it with him and look into the details.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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This weekend I had a discussion about the difficulties that those suffering from mental health conditions face when trying to access support, specifically in relation to budgeting. What support is available, particularly in the most difficult cases?

Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson
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I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the issue of mental health conditions, which is a particular priority for us. Through the Access to Work scheme, we have introduced a lot more measures to increase support and provision for those trying to get into work and while they are in work. That is partly why 35,000 people benefited from that scheme last year, up by 4,000 on the previous year.

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