Welfare Reform Bill. Lords Report stage. Concluded. Bill printed as amended. (HL Bill 54). Part 3 of 3 records.
Welfare Reform Bill
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Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 690 c1108-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, what a powerful case that was. I have little to add to it. We debated this at some length ...
Lord Best | 690 c1105-8 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 81:
81: Clause 29 , page 20, line 21, at end insert—
““( ) The appropriate max...
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Lord Low of Dalston | 690 c1104 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, that is encouraging and reassuring. I draw particular comfort in relation to my first and ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1102-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Low, for giving us a chance to talk about these important iss...
Lord Low of Dalston | 690 c1100-2 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 68A:
68A: Schedule 4 , page 76, line 13, leave out paragraph (b)
The noble Lo...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1102 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this amendment allows me to probe how ESA will affect claimants currently receiving benefi...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1099 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I undertake to write to the noble Lord on those.
On Question, amendment agreed to.
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1099-100 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendments Nos. 53 to 68:
53: Schedule 4, page 74, line 31, leave out ““an existing benefit”...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1099 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my three questions were about Amendment No. 57, about paragraph 11 in total and about why ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1099 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord has been assiduous in pursuing these details. He is quite right. I am sure ...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1099 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before the Minister sits down, would he agree to write to me on those various points? I re...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1097 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, that offer is most gratefully accepted, but I am concerned about the Minister’s use of the...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1098 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his points. On his suggestions about the drafting of these amen...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1098 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as the Minister said, these are extremely technical amendments. Perhaps he would care to l...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1095-6 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 51:
51: Clause 25, page 19, line 12, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—
““( )...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1096 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for moving his amendment, which would make regulations under Clause...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1096 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is an enormous restriction.
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1096-7 (Link to this contribution)
Well, my Lords, we shall see quite how significant the restriction is. The scrutiny of legislation i...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1121 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is getting late; my maths is never up to scratch but it is even worse than usual. I am ...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 690 c1121 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is 14 per cent.
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1117-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this clause seeks to introduce an incentive to households evicted for anti-social behaviou...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 690 c1118 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we welcome that announcement. What will be the timing? What is the period before the sunse...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 690 c1117 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the National Housing Federation, Shelter and Citizens Advice believe that these sanctions ...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1119 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 36:
36: Clause 11, page 9, line 39, leave out ““and how”” and insert ““, how a...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1118 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the intention is not to be able to go beyond the pilots. The pilots are for two years and ...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1118-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for that. Pressure in both Houses and from outside orga...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt, but I was remiss in not responding to the question asked by the n...
Lord Best | 690 c1114-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Oakeshott, and my noble friends Lord Listowel and Lo...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1116-7 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 82:
82: Clause 30 , leave out Clause 30
The noble Lord said: My Lords, I sugg...
Lord Best | 690 c1115 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is very generous of the noble Lord to say ““notwithstanding the outcome”” of what follo...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 690 c1109-10 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been a problem for many years. We have made some movement on the shared room rent...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 690 c1110 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Baroness was probably not in Grand Committee when we discussed this exact point....
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 690 c1110 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I entirely accept that some local authorities will quickly spend over 100 per cent; others...
Earl of Listowel | 690 c1110-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I strongly support my noble friend’s amendment. It can be difficult for a young person to ...
Lord Northbourne | 690 c1111-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support the Government in wanting to save the taxpayer money. Indeed, I also support the...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1112-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Best, has no need to apologise for tabling an amendment at this hour,...
Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 690 c1132-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is clear that not everyone on these Benches has been convinced, but I thank my noble fr...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1132 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am sure that there are some people who would take a different view. I am expressing the ...
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 690 c1132 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Professor Genn is not an interested party to this. I think her views were slightly differe...
Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 690 c1131 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, will the report be produced for Parliament or will it be made public?
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1130-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Oakeshott, for his kind comments and by trying to...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 690 c1130 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wonder whether I could make one brief point, as this is probably my last chance to speak...
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 690 c1127-30 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been departmental unfinished business for a number of years, as I know to my cost...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1130 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, inclined as I am to agree with the thinking behind these amendments, it is only fair for m...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 690 c1125-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that full exposition of the situation. Amendment No. 85 has been ...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 690 c1125 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am happy to do so.
In that case, accepting Amendment No. 85 would mean that regulations...
Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 690 c1126-7 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 87:
87: After Clause 48, insert the following new Clause—
““Social Security Ad...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 690 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 86:
86: Clause 40, page 34, line 26, leave out from ““a”” to end of line 27 an...
Lord Addington | 690 c1122 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the principle of protecting data is important. The general point that has been raised is i...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 690 c1121-2 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 84:
84: Clause 40 , page 33, line 4, after ““information”” insert““, excluding...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1125 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is a proposed affirmative resolution to a totally different part of the Bill. Therefo...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 690 c1122-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I hope I can do that without going on for too long. First, I will speak to government Amen...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1131-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I confirm what I have said: the Government will make public their conclusions. I hope that...
Lord Skelmersdale | 690 c1121 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I notice that on this occasion the noble Baroness did not use the word ““overkill””. I agr...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 690 c1120-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the amendment further this evening. Clau...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1104-5 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendments Nos. 69 to 80:
69: Schedule 4 , page 76, line 38, leave out sub-paragraph (4)
...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 690 c1097-8 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 52:
52: Schedule 4, page 74, line 23, leave out ““an existing benefit”” and in...
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