Work and Pensions Committee Archives

Government agrees changes to make benefit sanctions fairer, following MPs’ campaign

Oct 23, 2015 | Homepage, Newsroom

Emma is one of a group of MPs who have won an important victory for people who have faced unfair sanctions from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee has convinced the Government to introduce a new ‘warning...

Government should abandon plans to cut Welfare-to-Work support for disabled people, Committee warns

Oct 21, 2015 | Newsroom

Emma was one of a cross-party group of MPs who warned against the Government’s plans to stop a specialist programme for supporting people with disabilities into work. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee today (Wednesday 20 October) published its...

Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on pension guidance

Oct 20, 2015 | Newsroom

This week the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee, which Emma is a member of, published its first report of the parliamentary session. On Monday the Committee published its report on Pensions freedom, guidance and advice, which looked at the pension reforms...