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Business question from Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 22 May 2008. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
May I once again raise with my right hon. Friend my serious concern about the complexity of the benefits system? I do not think that any other country in Europe has three Government agencies to deliver benefits. This problem is compounded by a morass of means-testing. I know that the Work and Pensions Select Committee has looked at this issue, but may we have a full debate in which we can discuss, among other things, my suggestion that benefits ought to be brought within one Government agency, namely the Department for Work and Pensions? We should also look at ways to reduce the amount of means-testing.

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Reference

476 c409-10 

Session

2007-08

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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