Debbie Abrahams

Debbie Abrahams

Labour — Oldham East and Saddleworth

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 May 2025

Debate

Safeguarding Vulnerable Claimants

Contribution

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is my vice-Chair on the Committee, and I thank her for all that she does. The culture is one of the key things, and both the statutory duty and making sure we have a system-based approach to safeguarding are absolutely key. I will never forget a quote from one of our witnesses, who had lived experience of using the system, when she said she felt that “a system that is meant to wrap its arms around us is strangling us”. That just should not happen in this country, and with such an important Department.

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