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Cross-party group of MPs and Peers launches inquiry into hunger amongst children during the school holidays

Press Release - 21 February 2017

The Group will gather oral and written evidence over the next six weeks to try and gain a deeper understanding of the scale of the problem, its impact on children’s mental, physical, and academic development, as well as proposals for responding most effectively to it.

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Rules stopping MPs helping benefit claimants to be scrapped

Article - Published in The Guardian - 09 March 2017

Following Frank's campaign, Ministers have agreed to scrap controversial new rules restricting MPs from intervening on behalf of individual constituents to resolve problems with benefit payments.

MPs examine Vauxhall pension deal

Article - Published in The Times - 08 March 2017

Frank Field has written to Rob Assinder, chairman of the GM(UK) pension trustees to know what role they played.

Sick Parcelforce couriers can be charged up to £250 if they can't find cover

Article - Published in The Guardian - 06 March 2017

Frank Field said: “It almost looks as though some companies are now engaged in a bidding war, to see who can slap the biggest penalty on workers who are sick. Again it goes to show how badly we need a national minimum level of decency to be enforced in the gig economy, alongside a national living wage, so that workers aren’t ripped off by the companies they work with.”

Curbs on MPs helping benefit claimants are a 'barrier to justice'

Article - Published in The Guardian - 04 March 2017

Frank Field attacks rule that says politicians cannot discuss individual cases with DWP unless clients have given explicit consent online

Sick DPD couriers face £150 charge if unable to find cover

Article - Published in The Guardian - 04 March 2017

Frank Field, who chairs of the Commons work and pensions committee, said the arrangement was appalling.

Philip Green's pensions settlement is only the beginning of the road for thousands of loyal BHS workers

Article - Published in Daily Mirror - 01 March 2017

Sir Philip Green has reached an out-of-court settlement to pay £363million to settle the BHS pensions scandal

BHS settlement

- Published in The Times - 01 March 2017

Yesterday’s out-of-court settlement will give BHS pensioners a better retirement than had previously looked likely. This marks a really important milestone on the road to justice, but we are far from reaching the end of that road.