I am certain that the 300,000 people the Court says have a claim because of the illegal actions of the Minister’s Department should receive it—there is no doubt about it. The Bill is being introduced by the DWP and the Government to deprive many hard-working people, and many people who want to be hard-working, of any finance whatever. Is that in the best interests of the economy? It is an absolute disgrace. Those people will spend money in the economy. They might get £50, £100 or £72 a week, but they will spend it, because it is the only money they have. The Minister should not seek to deprive those people and leave them with no finances whatever.
Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Lavery
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 March 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill.
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