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Commons - Private Members' Bills - Main Chamber
Gambling Act 2005 (Monetary Limits for Lotteries) Bill
MP: Wendy Chamberlain
Early Day Motion
Fife Carers Centre (1 Signatures)
3 Apr 2025
Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House celebrates that Fife Carers Centre are the latest Carers Trust Scotland Network Partner in Scotland; welcomes Sandra Morris, Fife Carers Centre’s general manager, and her team to the Network; notes that Carers Trust Scotland partner with local carer organisations to provide funding and support, deliver innovative and …
Early Day Motion
Cupar Scouts King's Scout Award (1 Signatures)
3 Apr 2025
Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House celebrates three Cupar Explorer Scouts on being presented with the King’s Scout Award, the highest youth accolade in scouting; congratulates Zoe Nimmo, Beth Harvie and Fergus Alexander, who were honoured in a ceremony at Cupar Scout Hall; and recognises that all three have earned their Duke of …
Written Question
Pension Credit: Applications
Thursday 3rd April 2025

Asked by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on simplifying the Pension Credit application form (a) in paper and (b) online.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

As the Department continues to modernise the Pension Credit service, we review the user experience, balancing simplification of application with capturing the right information to ensure accuracy of award. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme is to utilise end user research to understand how the application process should operate in the future and consider the opportunities on how services can be more user friendly and easily accessible for citizens. To that end we are streamlining all Pension Credit application routes by using information held internally to reduce the number of questions the citizen must answer.

Claims for Pension Credit can be made online, by telephone or by post. By far, the most popular way to claim is online where a claim can be made 24/7 with the help of a family member, a friend or a third party. Via the online service, the maximum number of questions a person needs to answer is 48; for some customers it can be as few as 35 questions. As a result, the online claim form now takes just 16 minutes on average to complete, with 90 per cent of new customers applying using the simple online form, or over the phone.

With the telephone service, the caller will be guided through the claim process. We will keep the Pension Credit application process under review.

Division Vote (Commons)
2 Apr 2025 - Energy Conservation - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 349 Noes - 14
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Apr 2025
Universities: Funding and Employment

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Apr 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Apr 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

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Division Vote (Commons)
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 62
Division Vote (Commons)
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 305