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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-03-09more like thismore than 2017-03-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Widowed Parent's Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which charities and voluntary sector organisations were consulted on proposed changes to the Widowed Parents' Allowance; and what the results of that consultation were. more like this
tabling member constituency Walthamstow more like this
tabling member printed
Stella Creasy more like this
uin 67355 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-14more like thismore than 2017-03-14
answer text <p>The Government published a consultation document in December 2011 entitled <em>Bereavement Benefit for the 21<sup>st</sup> Century (link below) </em>which sought views on proposals to reform the current system (link below).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220372/bereavement-benefit.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220372/bereavement-benefit.pdf</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We received 50 responses from a variety of organisations including charities and the voluntary sector, and these were summarised in the Government Response published in July 2012 (link below). The organisations that responded are listed in that report.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181257/bereavement-benefit-consultation-response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181257/bereavement-benefit-consultation-response.pdf</a></p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-14T15:10:49.607Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-14T15:10:49.607Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4088
label Biography information for Stella Creasy remove filter