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12 October 2026·Topical QuestionsWe owe an enormous debt to carers right across the country who carry the kind of burden that the hon. Lady describes. We are doing some important work at the moment on carer’s allowance, which is the
12 October 2026·Topical QuestionsI am happy to check that point with the team doing the work, and will drop the hon. Lady a line to confirm.
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12 October 2026·Topical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will have seen Professor Peter Fonagy’s recent report about the incidence of ADHD, autism and other conditions. He will also know that I am co-chairing a review of PIP which is look
12 October 2026·Welfare BudgetThe hon. Member will be relieved to know that spending on working-age adults’ and children’s welfare is forecast to be 4.9% of GDP at the end of the current Parliament, as it is now. Overall welfare s
12 October 2026·Welfare Budget
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