Urgent question on Thursday, 19 July 2018, in the House of Commons, led by Marsha De Cordova. The answering member was Sarah Newton.

ESA Underpayments

Urgent question on the employment and support allowance underpayments.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 645 cc590-6
Session: 2017-19
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Employment and Support Allowance
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Written statements
House of Commons; Employment and Support Allowance
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Written statements
House of Commons; Employment and Support Allowance
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Written statements
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Marsha De Cordova | 645 c590 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make a stateme...; Sarah Newton | 645 c590 (Link to this contribution)
In 2017, the Department for Work and Pensions identified an error that had resulted in some claim...; Marsha De Cordova | 645 cc590-1 (Link to this contribution)
I want to thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting me this urgent question.
The ESA underpayment...; Sarah Newton | 645 c591 (Link to this contribution)
I will take each of the hon. Lady’s detailed points in turn, but I first want to disabuse the Hou...; Desmond Swayne | 645 c592 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) has spoken of a culture of indifference, but th...; Sarah Newton | 645 c592 (Link to this contribution)
We are absolutely determined to ensure that everyone with a health condition or a disability is s...; Neil Gray | 645 c592 (Link to this contribution)
This is the latest in a long line of concessions forced on the UK Government by campaigners and t...; Sarah Newton | 645 c592 (Link to this contribution)
May I remind the hon. Gentleman that this action was due to the work of Department itself? Becaus...; Maggie Throup | 645 c593 (Link to this contribution)
May I wish my hon. Friend a very happy birthday? I commend her for finding this issue, moving it ...; Sarah Newton | 645 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for making such an important point. We must always recognise the really po...; Stephen Metcalfe | 645 c593 (Link to this contribution)
Can my hon. Friend confirm that once a claimant has been identified and contacted about their und...; Sarah Newton | 645 c593 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I can make that commitment. We have already started to contact people and we are already mak...; Meg Hillier | 645 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the fact that the Minister took action to make sure that the wrong was righted for thos...; Sarah Newton | 645 cc593-4 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. Of course, the whole Department will take ...; Kevin Foster | 645 c594 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Minister’s answers and the fact that £40 million has been paid out so far. She righ...; Sarah Newton | 645 c594 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes such an important point. I work very closely with a range of stakeholders, i...; Barry Sheerman | 645 c594 (Link to this contribution)
As a former shadow Minister with responsibility for disability rights—a very long time ago—I have...; Sarah Newton | 645 c594 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for his vital contribution. His work on autism, a...; Tom Pursglove | 645 c594 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is a diligent Minister and I welcome the steps that she has taken to ensure that t...; Sarah Newton | 645 c594 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I can give that assurance. The permanent secretary has been scrutinised and questioned by th...; Stephen Lloyd | 645 c595 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the shadow disability Minister for bringing the urgent question to the House. The Ministe...; Sarah Newton | 645 c595 (Link to this contribution)
It was not the media that brought this out into the open; there was a written ministerial stateme...; Diana Johnson | 645 c595 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has again been brought to the Chamber by an urgent question, not to make a statement...; Sarah Newton | 645 c595 (Link to this contribution)
I gently remind the hon. Lady that we made a written statement yesterday—the third statement we h...; Lisa Cameron | 645 c595 (Link to this contribution)
The all-party group on disability has heard that 28% of those in poverty are disabled, while a fu...; Sarah Newton | 645 c595 (Link to this contribution)
Let me absolutely clear: I do not want anyone in our country to be living in poverty. Nobody on t...; Jim Shannon | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, thank the shadow Minister for bringing this urgent question to the House, and the Ministe...; Sarah Newton | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Every person who deserves their payment will be treated fairly and equally—I absolutely assure th...; Hugh Gaffney | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
The DWP—not the staff—is quick to point out and to recover overpayments, but it takes rather long...; Sarah Newton | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
I have repeatedly said that we are very sorry that this happened in the first place, and that we ...; Alison Thewliss | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
The arrears being paid to people may be quite considerable in some cases. Will the Minister confi...; Sarah Newton | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady raises a very important point. I am more than happy to put it beyond any doubt for ...; Alan Brown | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Rather than waiting for this failing Department to contact my constituents about any underpayment...; Sarah Newton | 645 c596 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and as a constituency MP I understand the important ...
Subjects: Arrears Incapacity benefit Maladministration Employment and support allowance Underpayments
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ESA Underpayments

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