I wish to ask a short question: why does looking after such a child not qualify as work? Surely it is work. If the Minister wants to say that we are talking only about paid work, it raises the question: should we not pay to help parents who have to do that kind of work?
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Northbourne
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 22 October 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform Bill.
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