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Welfare Reform Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 31 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform Bill.
My Lords, we support the thrust of this amendment. Perhaps I may ask one question. We had a helpful briefing note from the Box which reads as follows: ““This amendment therefore is designed through this regulation-making power to enable the Secretary of State, so far as possible within the unified structure of universal credit, to maintain the current position in relation to the obligation placed on EU jobseekers””. The phrase ““so far as possible”” seems to be a qualification on what the Government are seeking to achieve here, and I wonder if the Minister might just expand on what that qualification amounts to.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c1497 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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