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Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012

Debates on delegated legislation on Monday, 27 February 2012, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Freud. The answering member was Lord McKenzie of Luton.

Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2012, and draft Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

735 c82-97GC

Session

2010-12

Department

Department for Work and Pensions

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee

Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons

Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons

Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons

Jobseeker's Allowance (Domestic Violence) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012, Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2012, Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 735 c88-9GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will focus on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, particularly its implication...

Lord Freud | 735 c95-6GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was talking about child benefit, which was an issue raised by the noble Baroness, Lady L...

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Lord Freud | 735 c95GC (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may deal first with the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, although I am sure ...

Lord Freud | 735 c92-4GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a lot easier to spend £6.6 billion extra than to remove it. I accept that noble Lord...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 735 c94-5GC (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may intervene. I am sorry, but I did not know whether the Minister was about to wind up, s...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 735 c89-91GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to add that to my long list of things that I will be taking to the Deputy Prime...

Lord German | 735 c91-2GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall take up the point on which my noble friend concluded, and that is about the certai...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 735 c85-8GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the start, we acknowledge that the Government have rejected the voices within their ran...

Lord Freud | 735 c82GC (Link to this contribution) That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Social Security Benefits ...

Lord Freud | 735 c82-5GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012, the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increas...

Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 735 c95GC (Link to this contribution) To save the Minister getting up and down, I would appreciate a comment on the point that I made abou...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 735 c96GC (Link to this contribution) Are they expected in February?

Lord Freud | 735 c96-7GC (Link to this contribution) Yes, so we are expecting them reasonably soon. I can say to the noble Lord—I cannot give anything aw...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 735 c96GC (Link to this contribution) I tried to avoid getting to my feet but there is an outstanding issue related to the Work Programme ...

Lord Freud | 735 c96GC (Link to this contribution) My concentration has been completely broken as to that point.

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 735 c96GC (Link to this contribution) Because there was no impact assessment with the orders and the issues around the Work Programme, can...

Lord Freud | 735 c96GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for reminding me. Because the Work Programme is a payment-by-results system, ...