Westminster Hall adjournment debate on exportable benefits.
Exportable Benefits
Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 12 January 2010,
in the House of Commons,
led by Roger Gale.
The answering
member was Jonathan Shaw.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
503 c167-85WH 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Roger Gale | 503 c171WH (Link to this contribution)
I fear that the situation my hon. Friend describes applies in many cases and I shall come in a momen...
Peter Atkinson | 503 c171WH (Link to this contribution)
In the case of my constituent, who comes from Northumberland and moved to Spain a long time ago, whe...
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Mark Harper | 503 c183WH (Link to this contribution)
I think the Minister was guilty of slightly mischaracterising what I and my hon. Friend the Member f...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c183-4WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for that clarification of the hon. Gentleman's position.
Several hon. Members raised ...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c182WH (Link to this contribution)
Let me make this point as it is relevant to a question raised by the hon. Gentleman.
There are exce...
Mark Harper | 503 c182WH (Link to this contribution)
The reason why I tried to intervene earlier was to ask the Minister about the Court ruling. I have t...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c182-3WH (Link to this contribution)
I shall answer those points in my speech.
As I was saying before the hon. Gentleman intervened, we ...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c181WH (Link to this contribution)
If I can make my point, I will come to the issue that the hon. Gentleman has referred to.
We know t...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c180-1WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs. Humble. As other hon. Members have noted, yo...
Mark Harper | 503 c177-9WH (Link to this contribution)
The straightforward answer from my point of view is that they come from a written answer; the Minist...
Roger Gale | 503 c177WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend cites a figure of 20,000 claims. It is the first time that I have heard that figure. ...
John Barrett | 503 c176WH (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the matter would be helped along if the DWP were to speak to the ...
Mark Harper | 503 c176-7WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. I am dwelling on the cost because it is our view that once th...
Mark Harper | 503 c175-6WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs. Humble. I know that you take a great interes...
Roger Gale | 503 c171-2WH (Link to this contribution)
Information is very hard to come by. The Minister may be able to shed more light; he has access to f...
John Barrett | 503 c172-5WH (Link to this contribution)
I commend the hon. Member for North Thanet (Mr. Gale) on his passionate speech, in which he describe...
Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 503 c171WH (Link to this contribution)
I, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend's doughty crusade on this matter. Has he any idea of the numbe...
Mark Harper | 503 c184WH (Link to this contribution)
On the point about cost, the Minister has clarified the answer that he gave Parliament about what wo...
Roger Gale | 503 c184WH (Link to this contribution)
Where are the 20,000 people?
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c184WH (Link to this contribution)
On the basis of the number of people moving abroad and who have already moved abroad, and the cases ...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c185WH (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman made that point, because it contrasts with the efforts of his c...
Jonathan Shaw | 503 c184WH (Link to this contribution)
I shall certainly ensure that we can provide a response on the costings, to take into account not ap...
Roger Gale | 503 c185WH (Link to this contribution)
All we are asking for is consistency. The Government appear to be perfectly prepared to pay people w...
Roger Gale | 503 c167-8WH (Link to this contribution)
Good morning, Mrs. Humble. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue and I hope that my ...
Peter Atkinson | 503 c168WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and on the work he has done over a considerable...
Roger Gale | 503 c168-70WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind comments and his support: he, in common with a number o...
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