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Welfare Reform Bill

I am very grateful for that. If I may say so, because I do not want to sound patronising, it is a very intelligent response. It is difficult. We accept that there should be a contribution, but if the contribution doubles in the way projected, the other considerations that the Minister listed, which I entirely share—simplicity, work incentives, house information, occupancy—could be undermined by a progression to a rigorous and inflexible definition of a non-dependent deduction, which would undermine and subvert other equally desirable, and in some cases more important, objectives of the Government. I hope the Minister will continue to keep us briefed on his thinking on that. It would be helpful if he could do that before Report, but it may be too early. I do not know. I realise that this is something that may have to go across departments and into DCLG. I very glad that the Minister recognises the complexity. We are all on the same side on this and want to balance somewhat conflicting objectives here, and it is not an easy choice to make. I thank the Minister for his reply and beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 37 withdrawn. Amendments 38 to 44 not moved. Amendment 45 Moved by
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c114GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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