Welfare Reform Bill

Debate on bills on Thursday, 22 October 2009, in the House of Lords.

Welfare Reform Bill. Lords Report stage first day. New clause (Amendment 1) debated and withdrawn. New clauses (Amendments 19 and 56 to 60) agreed. Clause 8 agreed as amended. Adjourned.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

713 c814-46, 862-922

Session

2008-09

Department

Department for Work and Pensions

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Welfare Reform Bill. As amended in Grand Committee.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Ramsbotham | 713 c816-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support most warmly my noble friend Lord Northbourne both in his amendment and in ...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 713 c816 (Link to this contribution) I support the words of the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, in moving this amendment. I wonder, as he d...

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Lord Northbourne | 713 c815-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the Government have accepted the importance of protecting the well-bei...

Lord Northbourne | 713 c814-5 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 1 1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— "General duty to have regard to th...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c914-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would that I had more time to expand on this but at this stage in the day I hope that I ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c913 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it would be outrageous for the Government to ask a member of the General Medical Council t...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c913 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister reassure me? I declare an interest as a recently appointed lay member of...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c912 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have nothing to add to the statement that I made a moment ago, other than to recognise t...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c910-1 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 41 41: Schedule 3, page 74, line 12, leave out from beginning to end of line 39 on page 7...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 713 c908 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the amendment has been moved and the decision needs to be determined by the House....

Baroness Meacher | 713 c908 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry; I do not know what the best way forward is. This is beyond my experience. Shall I contin...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c919-20 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 58 58: Before Clause 25, insert the following new Clause— "Exemption from jobseeking cond...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c920 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may say how grateful I am—as I am sure will be the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Sha...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c922 (Link to this contribution) Amendments 59 and 60 59: Before Clause 25, insert the following new Clause— "Good cause for failure...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c922 (Link to this contribution) I think that my noble friend can take that comfort. Amendment 58 agreed.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 713 c921 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am delighted that my noble friend has been able to make this major movement forwar...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c919 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I can help the noble Lord by going over this again. The point is that, in the curr...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c916 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, for tabling this amendment and for outlining the ba...

Lord Freud | 713 c915-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, has raised the question of appeals should someone be reject...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c917 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 57 57: After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause— "Power to up-rate benefits follo...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c917 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 56 56: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause— "Regulations relating to use or ...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c918-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I obviously acknowledge the need to ensure that the upratings statement is adequate for th...

Lord Freud | 713 c892 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am used to the Minister leaping up whenever I try to speak, so I was deferring to him. ...

Baroness Fookes | 713 c892 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I gather that the noble Baroness would like both the amendments to be debated together and...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c894 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 32 32: Clause 7, page 13, line 36, at end insert— "(8A) An order under subsection (2) may...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c893 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, could the Minister hazard a guess as to when that might be?

Baroness Crawley | 713 c894-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am the mechanism by which my noble friend gets his breath back. During Committee in the ...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c896 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 33 33: Clause 7, page 13, line 37, leave out "this section is" and insert "subsection (4)...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c896-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House cannot get away with the abolition of income support quite so easily. Amendment ...

Lord Freud | 713 c898 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness, Lady Thomas, has raised concerns about the operation of Clause 7, which is rathe...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c900 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 36 36: Clause 8, page 14, line 8, at end insert— "(1A) But a direction under subsection (...

Lord Freud | 713 c902-3 (Link to this contribution) We sympathise with the amendment proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, which raises the spec...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c902 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very pleased that the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, has tabled this amendment, becaus...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c905 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord has indicated that I was right and that the assessments focus on capabilities rather ...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c903 (Link to this contribution) Am I wrong, then, to have understood that even the healthcare professionals were supposed to be asse...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c903 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are mostly dealing here with people who would be on the employment and support allowanc...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c906 (Link to this contribution) First, I was not suggesting that the system was not working. The import of what I was trying to say ...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c908 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these amendments are all linked. Two relate to drug tests and there are two others, so I t...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c906 (Link to this contribution) Schedule 3: Claimants dependant on drugs etc. Amendment 39 39: Schedule 3, page 72, line 14, leave...

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 713 c907 (Link to this contribution) Amendment proposed: on page 72, line 14, leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page 73.

Lord Rix | 713 c884-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the purpose of my intervention is to speak to Amendment 18 in the names of the noble Baron...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c882 (Link to this contribution) That is exactly right—the requirement to do so will be set down, so that it is absolutely clear for ...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c882-3 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 18 18: Clause 2, page 9, line 5, at end insert— "2H Required competencies for persons exe...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c889-90 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 19 19: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause— "Lone parents (1) In section 124 ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c890-1 (Link to this contribution) Clause 3: Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment etc. Amendment 21 21: Cl...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c880-1 (Link to this contribution) I shall add a word or two about this important group of amendments and support the noble Baroness, L...

Lord Freud | 713 c881 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these government amendments reflect exhaustive discussions in Committee, and we are happy ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c881 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed—

Baroness Crawley | 713 c881 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry, but because the Minister is going to sum up now, would the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher,...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c881 (Link to this contribution) No, I think it is fine.

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c881-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. First, I understand and thoroughly support the thrust of wh...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c882 (Link to this contribution) I am saying that it is likely to be in guidance rather than in regulations, but it will be clearly s...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c882 (Link to this contribution) When the Minister says that it will be clearly set down, does he mean that a requirement that every ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c874-6 (Link to this contribution) Before I turn to Amendment 15 formally, perhaps I may thank the noble Lord, Lord Freud, for his supp...

Lord Northbourne | 713 c876 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, simply for information, Amendment 15 refers to a person under the age of 16 whereas some o...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c878-9 (Link to this contribution) Let us assume that the Royal Mail is working most of the time or at least continues to exist, which ...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c878 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before speaking to Amendment 20, I thank the Minister for Amendment 17 on the same subject...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c878 (Link to this contribution) They probably would not even have had the letter because of a postal strike.

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c876 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 17 17: Clause 2, page 9, line 5, at end insert— "2H Good cause for failure to comply with...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c876-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to the other government amendments in this group. I return now to the ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c876 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord raises an interesting point to which I regret I am unable to provide an answer at the...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c869 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 10 10: Clause 2, page 5, line 41, at end insert— "(7A) Regulations under this section mus...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c871-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I completely concur with the noble Baroness’s view that benefit recipients should never be...

Lord Freud | 713 c872 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we welcome the Minister’s clarification of whether the claimants of the ESA might have to ...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c874 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to thank the Minister sincerely for a most helpful response to my amendments, in pa...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c869 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move. Amendment 11, as an amendment to Amendment 10, not moved. Amendment 10 agreed.

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c869-70 (Link to this contribution) Amendments 12 and 13 12: Clause 2, page 5, line 44, at end insert— "(aa) "lone parent" means a pers...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c870-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 23 and 35. These amendments complement the Government’s a...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c874 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 15 15: Clause 2, page 6, line 40, at end insert— "(6) In preparing any action plan, the S...

Baroness Afshar | 713 c866 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak in reluctant support of this proposition, not because I think that couples who liv...

Lord Northbourne | 713 c865-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 9 and 11, which seek to amend Amendments 8 and 10 respective...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c862-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in moving Amendment 7, I will speak also to the other government amendments in this group....

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c862 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 7 7: Clause 2, page 4, line 23, after "who" insert "— (a) "

Lord Northbourne | 713 c869 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think that the Minister really explained why the non-availability of childcare, w...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c867-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. Everyone has supported the governme...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c867 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, acknowledge that the Minister’s amendments in this group contain welcome concessio...

Lord Freud | 713 c866-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to take advantage of this group of amendments to reiterate our fundamental s...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c869 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 8 8: Clause 2, page 4, line 23, after "support" insert ", and (b) is not a lone parent of...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c869 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move. Amendment 9, as an amendment to Amendment 8, not moved. Amendment 8 agreed.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 713 c836-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, lone parents mostly want to work. I hope that your Lordships will forgive the metaphor but...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c839-43 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this well informed debate. I say to the noble L...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c838-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, some noble Lords may be surprised by what I have to say on this amendment. As other noble ...

Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 713 c844 (Link to this contribution) Will the noble Lord reconfirm that he is still saying that, if a lone parent fails to attend a work-...

Lord Freud | 713 c843 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am utterly delighted to hear the enthusiasm of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hollis and Lad...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c844 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord asserts that the action plan will be onerous. I have outlined what we see to be the p...

Lord Freud | 713 c844 (Link to this contribution) The plan of action clearly involves a far more elaborate set of requirements than the six-monthly vi...

Lord Freud | 713 c844 (Link to this contribution) I said that it may be an onerous requirement, depending on the view of the personal adviser and the ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c844 (Link to this contribution) In winding up, the noble Lord said that one of the sanctions that might be introduced would be to re...

Lord Freud | 713 c844 (Link to this contribution) I was giving the noble Lord some thoughts and I think that I have given enough. I would like to test...

Lord Freud | 713 c833 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 6 6: Clause 2, page 4, line 21, at end insert— "( ) Nothing in this section shall cause a...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c833 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I might as well tear up what I was going to say. That was very unexpected. I am grateful p...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c832-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas, for moving the amendment. We have had some powerf...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c831-2 (Link to this contribution) I support the amendment. Along with other noble Lords, I pay tribute to the extraordinary amount of ...

Lord Freud | 713 c831 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on these Benches we are sympathetic to lone parents who have the added burden of a child w...

Lord Northbourne | 713 c831 (Link to this contribution) I wish to ask a short question: why does looking after such a child not qualify as work? Surely it i...

Lord Freud | 713 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendment covers purely Clause 2 of this Bill. It relates to the work-related activity...

Lord Freud | 713 c834-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 6 is a simple amendment that makes a simple point. It adds to Clause 2, which se...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Freud—my name is attached to the amendment—but before he...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c824 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 4 4: Clause 1, page 2, line 10, at end insert— "( ) Regulations under this section may no...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c824 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for correcting me. I think that that is right; it was not my intention to sug...

Lord Freud | 713 c825 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am somewhat confused by the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Turner. My under...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c824-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we had a substantial debate on the subject of this amendment in Grand Committee. Many Memb...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c824 (Link to this contribution) I can certainly confirm that there would be no disparity in the protections that are available to pe...

Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 713 c829-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much support the amendment and I hope that my noble friend is persuaded by the argu...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c825-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for moving the amendment. I understand the sentiment and thrust be...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c826 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for that explanation, particularly his reference to the additional safeguard...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c826 (Link to this contribution) Clause 2 : Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants Amendment 5 5...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c826-9 (Link to this contribution) At the outset I should declare an interest in that I receive disability living allowance. A similar...

Lord Freud | 713 c817 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, no one can fault the motivation behind the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, ...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c824 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful for that reply. The point has been addressed in so far as the Government are able...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c821-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, for introducing this amendment. As noble Lords will...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c820-1 (Link to this contribution) Before I go any further, I should state that I am a non-remunerated non-executive director of the Wi...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c819 (Link to this contribution) Clause 1 : Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc. ...

Baroness Afshar | 713 c821 (Link to this contribution) I add my thanks for the substantial changes and for the impact that the Committee has had. As a newc...

Lord Freud | 713 c821 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this area was debated intensively in Committee. Our concern with the amendment tabled by t...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c817-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I commend the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne. The noble Lord had a s...

Earl of Listowel | 713 c818 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support the principle behind my noble friend’s amendment and pay tribute to him fo...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c818-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, for moving the amendment and the manner in which...

Lord Northbourne | 713 c819 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful for the Minister’s assurances. I think that I accept the limitations th...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c914 (Link to this contribution) Clause 14: External provider social loans Amendment 54 54: Clause 14, page 18, line 31, at end ins...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c913 (Link to this contribution) Amendments 49 and 50 49: Schedule 3, page 82, line 42, at end insert— "(5A) Regulations under this ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c913 (Link to this contribution) Amendments 42 and 43 42: Schedule 3, page 74, line 46, at end insert— "(5A) Regulations under this ...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c913 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 41 withdrawn.

Baroness Meacher | 713 c910 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the Minister’s response, although he will know that I am bitterly disappointed wit...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c911-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 48. The purpose of the amendments is to replace paragraph ...

Baroness Morris of Bolton | 713 c908 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness will have to move the other amendments in their place in the Marshalled...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c908 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness may not move them but she may speak to them.

Baroness Crawley | 713 c921 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I can pre-empt the noble Lord, Lord Freud. I have just received from the Box an additional p...

Lord Freud | 713 c920-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support the government amendment, which offers additional protection for victims of dom...

Baroness Crawley | 713 c920 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Grand Committee, the Government were pressed by my noble friend Lady Kennedy of The Sha...

Lord Freud | 713 c921 (Link to this contribution) I must congratulate the noble Baroness on being a mind reader, or at least an interpreter of the fir...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c917 (Link to this contribution) Clause 15: Power to restrict availability of social fund loans Amendment 55 55: Clause 15, page 20...

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c916-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, but I am less than happy with that answer. I think that to ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c918 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment is intended to give the Government the flexibility to uprate the basic stat...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c891 (Link to this contribution) Clause 7: Abolition of income support Amendment 30 30: Clause 7, page 13, line 7, leave out "any c...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c892-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Turner for giving us the opportunity to come back to...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c894 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that assurance. I have made a careful note of it because it is...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c893-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot give the noble Lord any timeline, as he well knows. Clearly, this is not a short-...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c896 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 34 34: Clause 7, leave out Clause 7

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 713 c897-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may make a short intervention and concur with my noble friend. However, I take a...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c898-900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had another interesting canter around Clause 7 and all its ramifications. It can r...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply and my noble friend Lord Kirkwood for his passionate s...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c901 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 37 37: Clause 8, page 14, line 15, at end insert— "(3) Before the Secretary of State give...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c902 (Link to this contribution) I, too, support the noble Baroness’s amendment. We talked earlier in the day about employment of old...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c901-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 37 makes provision for the assessment of fluctuating conditions over a period of...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c903-5 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness is right; the work capability assessment is looking at how their condition impact...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c903 (Link to this contribution) The Minister referred to the adviser taking account of the medical condition. My understanding is th...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c903 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for this amendment, which touches on an issue about which ...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c905 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, what does "functionality" mean in this context?

Baroness Meacher | 713 c906 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply. I confess that I am not very reassured, because I fear that by t...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c906 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful for the Minister’s response and his assurance that he will look into the impact o...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c883-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 38 and 61. We have tabled these amendments to acknowledge...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c889 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will not press it. That is why I ended my remarks with an upbeat story about the lady wh...

Lord Freud | 713 c886 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas, and the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, on open...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c886-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for tabling these amendments and to all noble Lords wh...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c891 (Link to this contribution) Schedule 1: Amendments connected to section 3 Amendment 22 22: Schedule 1, page 54, line 30, at en...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c905-6 (Link to this contribution) It is not categorising someone with a health condition by reference to that condition, but by refere...

Baroness Afshar | 713 c880 (Link to this contribution) I have a concern with respect to minorities, which can regard any kind of mental illness as a dishon...

Lord Rix | 713 c879-80 (Link to this contribution) I shall speak to Amendment 17. I very much welcome the Minister’s amendment on good cause, which wil...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c908 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can I just move Amendments 39 and 46, and ungroup the other two and debate them subsequent...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c906-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in moving Amendment 39, I shall speak also to Amendments 41, 46 and 48. I shall speak firs...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c876 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 16 16: Clause 2, page 7, line 2, at end insert— "(1A) But a direction under subsection (1...

Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 713 c835-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Freud, said, the amendment is a refinement of the one introduced b...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c913 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 52 52: Schedule 3, page 84, line 28, at end insert— "(aa) in paragraph 10A(1), which is i...

Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 713 c919 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, maybe my noble friend will agree that perhaps the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, thinks that t...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c882 (Link to this contribution) Forgive me if I have either misunderstood or not heard what the Minister has said, but was it that r...

Lord Rix | 713 c873-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in this debate on government Amendment 36, on work-related activity for claimants of the e...

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 713 c912 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if Amendment 41 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 42 to 44 because of pre-emption.

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c908-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if it will help, as I understand the position, the noble Baroness has moved Amendment 39. ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c891 (Link to this contribution) Amendments 24 to 29 24: Schedule 1, page 57, line 11, at end insert— "(5) In preparing any action p...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 713 c891-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had intended that Amendments 30 and 31 would be grouped. Therefore, if I may, I shall sp...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 713 c905 (Link to this contribution) I think I understand that, but is it not the case that the assessment may be one of function but tha...

Baroness Meacher | 713 c870 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 14 14: Clause 2, page 6, line 30, at end insert "provided that such particulars shall not...

Subjects

Disability

Disability living allowance

Childcare

Consent to medical treatment

Jobseeker's allowance

Income support

Domestic abuse

Drugs

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