I am extremely grateful to hear that. I should say, against my own proposal, that there is a downside to all this because the department has a policy of encouraging as many people as possible to operate their own budgets. The moment you give a voucher, that policy is in part destroyed, is it not? However, I am sure that I will not have to take this any further at the next stage of the Bill. I am very glad that the department’s thinking is still open-minded. With that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment 131 withdrawn.
Amendment 132 not moved.
Clause 18 agreed.
Clause 19 agreed.
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Skelmersdale
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 30 June 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
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