Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

When the Government wants, it can do so. I welcome the provision for payments after death. I dealt with a constituent recently who lost out on the six week payment covered by the provision. Under the legislation, she will not be paid retrospectively and I ask that such people should receive the payment retrospectively. There was an anomaly in the previous legislation which resulted in unfair treatment of certain people. While it will be reversed under this legislation, people who have lost out over the years should be recompensed retrospectively.