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Welfare Reform Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Freud (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 6 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
Yes. On the first question about all the rules, our intention, from the policy principle area, is to reflect the current rules. I am hesitant to make an absolute commitment because I am conscious of our work to smooth them out, and there may be some wrinkles. Wrinkles do appear in this area, surprisingly. The main principle and direction will be to take them over in their entirety in the universal credit. Clearly, to the extent that there are wrinkles, when we get to regulations—in some time—we will end up discussing them. We will be able to look at that and discuss it at the appropriate time, but that is the general policy intention. The expression ““habitual residence”” is the one used in secondary legislation. That reflects what the primary legislation says, which is ““present in Great Britain””. That is the relationship. Clearly, ““present in Great Britain”” now has a case-law framework around it to define what it really means. Can you pop over to Calais for lunch and still be present in Great Britain?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
730 c395GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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