Welfare Reform Bill

My Lords, that does not follow at all. We know that, currently, 50 per cent of NRPs lose contact with their children after two years. One of the reasons, obviously, is that they move away from the area or that the relationship with the parent with care was casual and therefore was not ongoing. But the Minister cannot say that, because of that, the number who would have overnight care would shrink and shrink. One of the reasons for that is precisely the difficulty, even now, of younger NRPs. They have the most casual relationships. The under-25s are not entitled to separate accommodation where it is safe to have the child. We know that the older the parent, the more likely the non-resident parent is to have contact with their children. Those coming out of divorce are more likely to because they have the accommodation and the income, and they can afford to keep in touch. For those who do not have contact, that is connected with their age and accommodation. In a way, the problem is being used by the Minister as an explanation. It is not. It is the problem.