Tag: Frank Field

  • Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects Mr Andrew Cottrell of Prenton, to undergo his medical examination as part of his application for the personal independence payment.

    Mike Penning

    The Department cannot respond to the House of Commons with regards to a specific case.

    I will write to the hon. Gentleman.

  • Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2014-06-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure claimants experiencing delays in their personal independence payments assessments are kept better informed of the status of their applications.

    Mike Penning

    We have taken immediate action to ensure that claimants receive all the information they need.

    This includes a number of actions:

    – SMS updates acknowledging receipt of the ”How your disability affects you” form.

    – Updated Gov.uk to include clear information.

    – Detailed information on estimated journey times.

  • Frank Field – 2020 Comments on Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension from the Labour Party

    Frank Field – 2020 Comments on Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension from the Labour Party

    The comments made by Frank Field, the former Labour MP for Birkenhead, on 29 October 2020.

    Corbyn had me expelled from the Labour Party for objecting to thuggery and anti-Semitism. Now he knows what it’s like to have the party machine which one’s contributed to for decades to sling one out.