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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the government’s record on tackling child poverty, claiming that their policies have allowed people to become “trapped in poverty”. Work and Pensions spokesperson, Jenny Willott apparently echoed Conservative concerns that the current benefit system was “undermining families” “Ministers must recognise that the benefits system is undermining families and needs to...
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Commenting on Chris Grayling’s speech on welfare reform to the Conservative party conference, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: “Chris Grayling made absolutely no mention of child poverty, single parents or the disabled.” “We are still waiting for the Tories’ plans for how they will help all families, rather than just married [...]
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The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jenny Willott MP outlined her plans to help working people break out of poverty and reform welfare to work programmes.
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
Lib Dem Conference: On Lib Dem Voice: Reportage | LDV Events | Contribute On the official party website: Conference home | Vote-by-vote coverage The first spokesperson’s speech at party conference was Jenny Willott, our new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, and here it is to watch: You can read the text of the speech on the party website.
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Anders Hanson (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
Some more highlights of the things I’ve seen at Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth. This time from Saturday: Seen a man holding a skull on a stick. It was a walking stick but with a life-size skull stuck on the top of it. Heard Jenny Willott deliver a very good conference speech. Finally obtained a copy of the [...]
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Commenting on today’s ONS statistics which reveal the number of working households has dropped while the number of out of work single parents has risen in the last year, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "These figures paint a sobering picture of the mounting unemployment problem that will put extreme pressure on our welfare system. "The number of working households...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
CARDIFF Central MP Jenny Willott has spent two weeks helping to improve the care for people with HIV and Aids in Zambia.
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
The Department of Work and Pensions today had its accounts qualified by the National Audit Office for the 19th consecutive year with figures showing official error outweighing customer error and fraud.Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: “These figures are extremely worrying.“The Liberal Democrats have been telling the Government for some [...]
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
The Lib Dems agree with the Labour Government that there should be more private and voluntary sector involvement in back-to-work support, but the Government’s proposed model - the ‘right to bid’ – will not put the individual at the centre of employment services. The Government will negotiate central contracts with providers, setting one-size-fits-all time limits [...]
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Commenting on Chris Grayling’s Uniting Britain’s Divided Cities speech, which he will make in Liverpool tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "This speech is just rehashing old announcements from the Conservatives. "When will the Tories admit that the problems in deprived cities got worse in the 1990s when they were in charge? "Instead of taking responsibility...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Commenting on today’s National Audit Office report on complaints-handling in the Department for Work and Pensions, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "The department will keep making the same mistakes at huge cost to the taxpayer if it doesn’t improve how it records and reviews complaints. "It is absurd that there is no system in place across the DWP to ensure...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Commenting on today’s Welfare Reform Green Paper, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "We need a radical simplification of the benefits system but the Government continues to drag its heels. Today’s proposals completely ignore the disincentive to work that our complex benefit system has created. "The fact that over half of children living in poverty are in working...
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Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Tonight the BBC Radio 4 panel debate show “Any Questions'”, hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby, is being broadcast live from the Salford City Academy in Brookhouse. The panel is: Andy Burnham, Culture Secretary and MP for nearby Leigh Baroness Neville-Jones, Shadow Security Minister Jenny Willott, MP for Cardiff Central and Liberal Democrat Work Spokesperson Matthew Parris, Times columnist and former [...]...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Commenting on today’s leaked version of the Welfare Green Paper, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "Liberal Democrats have long been calling for the introduction of a single working age benefit while the Government has dragged its heels and made the present system ever more complex. "This green paper ignores that fact that over half of the adults living in poverty...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Commenting on today’s Public Accounts Committee report on increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "Labour’s welfare policies have been neglecting hard to reach groups for a decade and ethnic minorities are sadly no different. This situation is dramatically worse for ethnic minority women. "The training and language...
