My Lords, would it not also be reasonable, in cases of very substantial disasters extending perhaps beyond the compass of a single block of flats—although that would be a serious local tragedy—to look at the Bellwin scheme, which as I understand it is designed to deal not with the initial tranche of costs but with the substantial extra costs that local authorities will face if they are confronted by a major natural or physical disaster?
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Boswell of Aynho
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 10 November 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
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