Welfare Reform Bill

It is not unusual to use them the other way round either. I think that I am against the amendment because it could be argued the other way around. If the new significant cultural and policy change that we are introducing in the Bill works well, it can be built on. Access to the Pathways to Work mechanism could be extended to people other than those whom the Bill is primarily designed to help; for example, the work-focused gateway process could be widened to a much larger group of clients in the future, should one so choose. I should like confirmation from the Minister that, if this clause stays, it will be possible in future to do that as well.