Welfare Reform Bill

I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. I am comforted that my concern was not so much about what providers might be up to as about whether work and work experience generally might be almost a way round the WCA for those who are otherwise in the WRAG. I think that the Minister has given us enough comfort on the key distinctions between work experience and work placements, although I note that he said that they do not necessarily need to be full time and that normally paid work would be more onerous. I accept the generality of what he says and that gives me the comfort that I was seeking. I am not sure whether he dealt with the question of employment rights, which is an interesting one, and presumably part of the distinction between work and work placements, but that is satisfactory for my purposes. Clause 54 agreed. Clause 55 : Hardship payments Clause 55 : Hardship payments Amendment 76A not moved. Clause 55 agreed. Clause 56 : Claimant responsibilities for employment and support allowance Clause 56 : Claimant responsibilities for employment and support allowance Amendment 76B not moved. Clause 56 agreed. Clause 57 : Entitlement of lone parents to income support etc Clause 57 : Entitlement of lone parents to income support etc Debate on whether Clause 57 should stand part of the Bill.