I thank the Minister for his detailed replies to our amendments—they were helpful—and I hope that, in proposing them, we have helped firm up some of the control ideas that the DWP might have had in any case. I am happy to accept most of what he said on those points.
On the fundamental principle behind Amendment No. 76, I am not reassured in the slightest. As I feared, and as I summed up what I thought was the position in the Commons, no decision has been made and the Government want to contract out the functions whenever they like. I do not see that having the ability to look at unamendable regulations—
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 1 March 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
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