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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Benefit cap inquiry

Inquiry by the Work and Pensions Committee, 26 July 2018 to 5 November 2019. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 10 October 2018: Giovanni Tonutti, Senior Policy and Operations Analyst, Policy in Practice, Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Sam Lister, Policy and Practice Officer, Chartered Institute of Housing, Jenny Pennington, Senior Research Officer, Shelter
  • 31 October 2018: Rob Gowans, Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland, Marc Francis, Policy and Campaigns Director, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust, Josephine Tucker, Head of Policy and Research, Child Poverty Action Group, Laura Dewar, Policy Officer, GingerbreadClaire Horton, Service and Improvement Lead, Active Inclusion, Newcastle City Council, Mark Fowler, Director of Community Solutions, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, representing London Councils, Graham Bourne, Head of Revenues and Benefits, Brighton and Hove City Council
  • 21 November 2018: Justin Tomlinson, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Pete Searle, DWP Policy Director, Working Age Benefits