Ministers' speeches
Documents in the Publications Archive are at least two years old. They do not necessarily reflect current DWP policies or procedures.
Old Ministerial speeches after 2007 are on:
For Ministers’ speeches 2002-2006, email the title and reference number of the publication you need to:
Recent DWP ministers’ speeches are in:
2006
| Speeches by Lord Hunt |
Reference Number |
| Lord Hunt defends new Age Discrimination Act Third Age Employment Network |
80063 |
| Speeches by John Hutton |
Reference Number |
| Ending child poverty and transforming life chances: John Hutton speech to Fabian Society |
80103 |
| DWP City Strategies conference |
80100 |
| Scope disablism summit 2006 |
80096 |
| NAPF annual conference London |
80092 |
| The Work Foundation pensions conference |
80074 |
| ILO 2006 Global Compact Policy Dialogue |
80071 |
| What will it take to end child poverty? |
80069 |
| Reviving the European economic reform agenda |
80112 |
| The state and the individual building a lasting pensions settlement |
80123 |
| Supporting families the role of welfare |
80126 |
| The active welfare state: matching rights with responsibilities |
80128 |
| Fabian women's network women and pensions |
80137 |
| Welfare reform 10 years on 10 years ahead |
80143 |
| Welfare to work convention 2006 |
80149 |
| CBI/Real Finance human capital awards |
80160 |
| Future services network |
80161 |
| ABI saver summit |
80163 |
| TUC disabilities conference 2006 |
80165 |
| Child support redesign |
80167 |
| Pensions reform statement |
80169 |
| Speeches by Anne McGuire |
Reference Number |
| Speech at the RNIB 'focus on the future' conference in Aberdeen |
80182 |
| Speeches by Jim Murphy |
Reference Number |
| Eradicating child poverty breaking the cycle of disadvantage: Capita child conference summit |
80105 |
| Off the streets and into work conference |
80129 |
| The Welfare Reform Bill: the right reforms at the right time? |
80176 |
| Speeches by James Purnell |
Reference Number |
| Is there a consensus on pension reform? |
80085 |
| Young and responsible? Young people pensions and savings |
80108 |
| Cicero/Money Marketing Financial Services summit |
80110 |
| Pensions: towards a new consensus |
80171 |
| Speeches by Stephen Timms |
Reference Number |
| Speech to Resolution Foundation conference |
80076 |
| Public Service Pensioners Council |
80061 |
| Examining the pensions commission report: a new pensions settlement for the 21st century |
80132 |
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2005
| Speeches by David Blunkett |
Reference Number |
| The Pensions Commission seminar |
80053 |
| Disability speech Victoria British Columbia |
80044 |
| Remploy "let's go to work" conference |
80040 |
| Center for American Progress |
80039 |
| National Association of Pension Funds conference Manchester |
80038 |
| The Brookings Institution work and the welfare state |
80037 |
| The asset state the future of welfare |
80027 |
| Speeches by John Hutton |
Reference Number |
| IPPR securing our future the pensions challenge |
80057 |
| Women and pensions conference Manchester |
80032 |
| Speeches by Alan Johnson |
Reference Number |
| CBI pensions breakfast |
80058 |
| Tackling child poverty Raising the Game conference: our crusade to eradicate child poverty |
80048 |
| New beginnings symposium making the UK a world leader in disability |
80041 |
| ABI conference |
80035 |
| Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development annual reward conference |
80034 |
| IPPR fit for purpose: welfare to work and Incapacity Benefit |
80030 |
| Age Concern age agenda conference |
80017 |
| Speeches by Anne McGuire |
Reference Number |
| Disability Discrimination Act 2005 New Duties for Public Authorities conference [ |
80054 |
| Speeches by Stephen Timms |
Reference Number |
| Employers Forum on Age countdown to legislation - closing keynote how can government rebrand ageing population as opportunity not threat? |
80056 |
| NAPF Autumn conference |
80045 |
| Shaping the future rethinking older people's services |
80036 |
| ABI saver summit |
80029 |
| Keynote speech reinventing retirement: AARP Washington |
80024 |
| Pension Protection US-UK pensions seminar |
80022 |
| US-UK pensions keynote |
80021 |
| Launch of IPPR report on working later |
80018 |
| Fact-finding visit to United States |
80020 |
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2004
| Speeches by Maria Eagle |
Reference Number |
DRC Scotland conference: countdown to October 2004
|
67652 |
| Manchester Co-operative Group diversity conference |
67661 |
| Speeches by Alan Johnson |
Reference Number |
AARP gala dinner
|
67725 |
| ABI saver summit |
67716 |
| CBI pensions conference |
67714 |
| Ethnic minority employment task force launch |
67737 |
| Health and Safety Commission |
67711 |
| Humber Employment Framework conference |
67707 |
| Pathways to work: enabling rehabilitation: Royal Society of Medicine |
67712 |
| Speech to Congress 2004 |
67706 |
| Speeches by Andrew Smith |
Reference Number |
| Age Concern conference |
67651 |
| Daycare Trust/TUC conference: women, child poverty, childcare - making the links |
67650 |
| Extended schools childcare pilots mini-conference |
67675 |
| National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) annual conference |
67662 |
| Pension scheme wind-ups |
67656 |
| Pensions Bill |
67660 |
| Safety adviser challenge fund awards lunch |
67680 |
| Scope disablism summit |
67687 |
| SEEDA conference: speaking notes |
67668 |
| Social security and pensions |
67655 |
| Speeches by Malcolm Wicks |
Reference Number |
| Age Positive – employers awards |
67673 |
| Age Positive awards - Lancaster House |
67674 |
| Association of British Insurers: women and pensions |
67691 |
| Financial Assistance Scheme consultation event |
67689 |
| North East Chamber of Commerce |
67688 |
| Older Peoples Advisory Group |
67665 |
| Opening of the UnumProvident Centre for Psychosocial and Disability
Research |
67685 |
| Opposition day debate |
67693 |
| Pensions show |
67723 |
| Pensions World annual conference |
67715 |
| Speech for TUC member trustees conference |
67663 |
| TUC conference: women and pensions |
67738 |
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2003
| Speeches by Andrew Smith |
Reference Number |
Age Concern conference, Oxford
|
63819 |
| Black Training and Enterprise Group work for me conference |
63927 |
| CBI pensions conference |
63929 |
| Child support reform statement |
63974 |
| Economist European conference |
63976 |
| Evidence based policies and indicators conference |
63983 |
| IRRV/CPAG conference |
63779 |
| Lone parent employment conference |
63984 |
| Oxford Templeton seminar |
63986 |
| Pensions convention, Brighton |
64004 |
| Pensions Management Institute spring conference |
64005 |
| Quids for kids benefits take-up conference |
64006 |
| Statement on occupational pensions |
64007 |
| Templeton seminar, Edinburgh |
64008 |
| Templeton seminar, London |
64009 |
| TUC fringe, Brighton |
64010 |
| Uprating and welfare reform statement |
63766 |
| Speeches by Des Browne |
Reference Number |
Des Browwne [i.e., Browne] speech to TUC Unemployment Workers Centre
conference
|
64011 |
| Speeches by Malcolm Wicks |
Reference Number |
| Opposition day debate speech 11 June 2003: direct payment
and the Post Office card account |
63975
|
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2002
| Speeches by Andrew Smith |
Reference Number |
| CBI pensions conference |
64014 |
| Housing benefit conference |
64015 |
| Housing benefit reform |
64017 |
| NAPF Autumn Conference |
64019 |
| Oxford Institute of Ageing conference |
64020 |
| Pensions statement |
64021 |
| Statement on the Pickering report |
64022 |
| TUC pensions conference |
64024 |
| Welfare to work and benefits uprating statement |
64025 |
| Speeches by Baroness Hollis |
Reference Number |
| Speaking notes for Baroness Hollis launch of StepUP in Great Yarmouth |
64018 |
| Third age employment network conference |
64023 |
