Welfare Reform Bill

I believe that it is entirely reasonable for the criteria to be counted as part of the evaluation and I am reassured by the nods of assent from the Box. We are keen to work with the TUC and others as we develop plans for the pilots to ensure that proper controls are in place. We will not allow "work for your benefit" participants to take the place of fairly recruited and paid workers. I hope that that is an assurance for my noble friend and the noble Lord. The thrust of this is really to help people to get back into the labour market, particularly those who have been away from it for a long time. It will give them a chance. We all want to be in employment and to be able to look forward to a prosperous and fulfilled future.