I congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate, and on all his work on the Select Committee. Is he as worried as I am that this is just a further iteration of the DWP sanctions issues going back to 2012? I particularly remember David Clapson, who was the first case that I came across—a former soldier who was sanctioned. He could not afford to keep his refrigerator on, his insulin went off, and he died as a consequence. Is the hon. Member as concerned as I am about sanctions potentially resulting in deaths?
Benefit Sanctions
Proceeding contribution from
Debbie Abrahams
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 December 2022.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Benefit Sanctions.
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