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13:38 Frank Field: Labour must u-turn on welfare policy On air
On Air | Frank Field MP | Labour MP | World at One, BBC Radio 4
Frank Field called for Labour to do a “u-turn” on welfare policy “Yes I do [think that it was a mistake to oppose Coalition welfare reform]. I think what we need to do is set out – if we were in tomorrow - the sort of welfare state and ... Continue to article
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19:10 Frank Field: Benefits claimants don't feel it pays to work On air
On Air | Frank Field MP | Labour MP | BBC News
Frank Field questioned whether the computer systems needed to administer Universal Credit would be able to function effectively, and also raised concerns that people do not believe it pays to work. “I think actually my main stance about ... Continue to article
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15:37 No. 10: Lady Thatcher's funeral service - additional confirmed guests Press Release
15:37| Press ReleaseDowning Street statement Further guests confirmed for Margaret Thatcher's funeral: Military General Sir David Richards GCB, CBE DSO ADC Gen (CDS) Field Marshal Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP (former CDS) Marshal of the Royal Air Fo... Continue to article
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13:21 Frank Field: Relocate government jobs to help local economies On air
On Air | Frank Field MP | Labour MP | The World This Weekend, BBC Radio 4
Frank Field said government jobs should be relocated to help the local economy in areas of high unemployment. “Well no one is actually ideological on that front, people want work, and one of the real problems with welfare reform is how d... Continue to article
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16:47 House of Commons Business Commons Business
16:47 | Commons Business | PoliticsHome
COMMONS CHAMBER 11.30am: Questions to the deputy prime minister (topicals at 11.50am) 12.10pm: Questions to the attorney general 12.30pm: Ministerial statement on the government's response to Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust P... Continue to article
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16:24 In Brief Events
16:24 | Events | PoliticsHome
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is expected to deliver a speech on employee ownership Business secretary Vince Cable visits Airbus site in Broughton, Wales Energy secretary Ed Davey visits offshore fabrication yards in Newcastle I... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 5th March
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19:15 Frank Field: Coalition in panic mode On air
On Air | Frank Field MP | Labour MP | BBC News
Frank Field said the Government were in "panic mode" over benefit tourism. "If they've got a plan he wasn't telling us today. The alternative of course is their in panic mode, and I think it is the latter sadly for the country. "They... Continue to article
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10:27 Frank Field: We need mandatory terms for the allocation of social housing On air
On Air | Frank Field MP | Labour MP |
Frank Field highlighted a letter in which the Secretary of State for Health said the NHS has been turned into an 'international health service' and also said local authorities were giving social housing to non-British citizens. "The cros... Continue to article
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07:09 Story (3 links): Davis and Field push right-to-buy
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Conservative MP David Davis and Labour MP Frank Field have joined forces in a move to unlock capital trapped in social houses where the owner is not able to buy their home, or unable to afford to do so. In a report for the Institute of Public Police Research, Mr Davis and Mr Field say the revenue generated from such a right-to-buy scheme should go towards "improving and expanding Britain's sorely lacking social housing stock".
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08:27 Story (1 links): Right-to-buy scheme should be extended
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The right-to-buy scheme should be extended from council tenants to one million families in housing association properties, according to David Davis and Frank Field.
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08:32 Story (2 links): Field: Force young to take jobs
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The Government's poverty adviser has proposed that young people leaving school be forced to take up jobs rather than sign onto the welfare system. Frank Field has suggested that the Government should introduce a compulsory workforce plan to get young people into work, rather than having them claim Jobseekers' Allowance.
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06/01/2012 in Housing
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Davis and Field push right-to-buy
Conservative MP David Davis and Labour MP Frank Field have joined forces in a move to unlock capital trapped in social houses where the owner is not able to buy their home, or unable to afford to do so. In a report for the Institute of Public Police Research, Mr Davis and Mr Field say the revenue generated from such a right-to-buy scheme should go towards "improving and expanding Britain's sorely lacking social housing stock".
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17/09/2011 in Welfare
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Field: Force young to take jobs
The Government's poverty adviser has proposed that young people leaving school be forced to take up jobs rather than sign onto the welfare system. Frank Field has suggested that the Government should introduce a compulsory workforce plan to get young people into work, rather than having them claim Jobseekers' Allowance.
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20/06/2011 in Welfare
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Field critical of welfare reforms
The Coalition’s welfare reforms have been criticised for being nowhere near radical enough by former Labour minister Frank Field. Mr Field, who was brought in to advise the Government on tackling child poverty last year, also revealed that 87% of the 400,000 new jobs created since the last election have gone to immigrants.
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31/12/2011 in Housing
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Right-to-buy scheme should be extended
The right-to-buy scheme should be extended from council tenants to one million families in housing association properties, according to David Davis and Frank Field.
The Conservative and Labour MPs have joined forces to warn David Cameron that his plans to re-inject life into the housing market will fall "well short of the mark".
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28/06/2011 in NHS
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Abortion providers fear counselling rule change
The Department of Health is considering measures which could strip abortion-providers of the opportunity to counsel women. The plans would see women referred to an independent organisation for counselling, and are backed by Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and Labour’s Frank Field. Charities including the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Marie Stopes, which presently offer the compulsory counselling, said there is no evidence that the current system is failing and warned that changes would see women wait longer for treatment.
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18/02/2011 in Welfare
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Welfare reforms unveiled
David Cameron has outlined the Government’s plans for welfare reform, saying the changes will deliver "the most ambitious, fundamental and radical changes to the welfare system" since it was created.
Iain Duncan Smith yesterday gave a speech claiming the plans are about "encouraging responsibility... and most importantly making work pay".
The Work and Pensions Secretary confirmed plans to cut housing benefit from the long-term jobless, and said his reforms would lift nearly one million people out of poverty.
A new universal credit, new sanctions for those turning down jobs and a cap on benefits paid to a single family will be among the changes outlined in the Welfare Reform Bill.
Labour MP Frank Field, who last year headed up a report on poverty for the Government, has voiced concerns that problems with IT systems could undermine the welfare reforms. Mr Field said less ambitious projects had been riddled with IT problems, describing it as a "really big worry" for Mr Duncan Smith.
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