Parliamentary Research
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Lords stages and amendments - CBP-10008
Apr. 24 2024

Found: We have published it to support the work of MPs.

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Select Committee

Carers Trust, St George’s University of London, Alek-Zander Chullan-Hoyte, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions

Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024

Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: young adult carers are more likely than their peers to report severe psychological distress and self-harm

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Westminster Hall
Universal Credit: Farmers - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) Obviously, that is a part of it, but it somewhat understates the issue, and it also conflates all self-employment - Speech Link
2: Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland) a basic payment, and possibly from something like the less favoured area support scheme. - Speech Link
3: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) Given that work coaches are required to assess whether self-employment is gainful, there is a significant - Speech Link
4: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) those individuals fluctuate, and we expect them to have moved over to the UC system.With regard to self-employment - Speech Link

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Commons Chamber
Renters (Reform) Bill
Report stage - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Jacob Young (Con - Redcar) They have not withdrawn their support. - Speech Link
2: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) Gentleman up to a point, and of course young people do not magically become much more self-sustainable - Speech Link
3: Helen Hayes (Lab - Dulwich and West Norwood) Loss of rental income due to the death of a tenant is an insurable risk for landlords, and it should - Speech Link
4: None which the housing ombudsman is appointed includes a reference to the terms of the housing ombudsman’s employment - Speech Link

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Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I hope that the need for these amendments is self-evident. - Speech Link
2: None we will—that charities and social organisations that represent people who are less able because of income - Speech Link
3: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) department can exercise some judgment over whether the individual is revealing the truth about their income - Speech Link
4: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) We very much support that. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) Our amendment would put a two-year ban on members of the information commission accepting employment - Speech Link

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Bill Documents
24 Apr 2024 - Briefing papers
Research briefing on Lords stages and amendments
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2022-23

Found: We have published it to support the work of MPs.

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Select Committee

Twenty-Eighth Report - Student loans issued to those studying at franchised higher education providers

Report Apr. 24 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: Some providers have used franchising to increase their student numbers, depending on this income.

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Deposited Papers

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: I. Universal Credit guidance April 2024 [update of previous guidance, deposited Oct 2023, DEP2023-0791]. 204 docs. II. Letter dated 15/04/2023 from Jo Churchill MP to to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding documents for deposit in the House libraries. Incl. file list at Annex 1. 9p.
Document: 150._Self-employed_and_Gainfully_self-employed_V16.0.pdf (PDF)

Found: Change of circumstances Universal Credit and self -employmen t Universal Credit aims to support

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