Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

My Lords, I support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, to which I have added m...

My Lords, I support Amendment 2, moved by the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, to which I added my name...

My Lords, at Second Reading I said that this Bill had some rough edges, and the amendment moved b...

My Lords, I support both these amendments. I have a question concerning Amendment 2. Like the nob...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. It is probably wo...

Can the Minister explain to me the certainty that is achieved for claimants on the real value of ...

The point I am making, which the noble Lord is clear about, is that the Bill still provides annua...

Are the Government more concerned about certainty for the Government or certainty for the claiman...

I think I am right in saying that the noble Baroness was not here at Second Reading when I laid o...

My Lords, as the Minister will recall, that is not exactly what the impact analysis said nor exac...

The point that I was making at Second Reading and continue to make is that certainty is a means t...

My Lords, this simply will not give you certainty. The whole of the impact analysis brief was a s...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in favour of Amendment 2: the noble Lord, Lord ...

Moved by

The Lord Bishop of Leicester

4: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at end insert—

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 4, 5, 16, 18, 20 and 21, which are in my name, and I am gra...

I am happy to support these amendments and have added my name to most of them. The House owes a d...

Perfunctory.

Indeed. I am looking at the Treasury Autumn Statement 2012, Table 2.1, which has a category heade...

My Lords, I want to say a very brief word about two groups—children and families. Before I do so,...

My Lords, I start by thanking the right reverend Prelate, the Bishop of Leicester, for these amen...

My Lords, we have covered a lot of ground with these amendments tabled by the right reverend Prel...

I should have said when I got up to speak that Amendment 13 was originally part of this group but...

I was going to say that because Amendment 21, which inserts housing benefit and personal allowanc...

When the Minister talks about housing benefit, does she include local housing allowance? I think ...

No, I do not. The Bill relates to the personal allowance element of housing benefit. The noble Ba...

What about the personal allowance in local housing allowance?

I do not think that it is included, but I will check.

Perhaps the Minister would write to me.

I think I am clear that the Bill refers just to the personal allowance for housing benefit. If I ...

Perhaps I might ask the Minister about work allowances, which were referred to by the right rever...

I am sorry, I should have been clearer. Work allowances will be increased by 1% in 2014-15 and in...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and to noble Lords who contributed to this debate. The no...

Moved by

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

6: Clause 1, page 2, line 2, at end insert—

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My Lords, it is a pleasure to move Amendment 6, standing in my name and that of my good friend, t...

My Lords, I am pleased to be able to support the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope, who, give...

My Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, and my noble friend Lady Lister...

My Lords, the effect of Amendment 6 would be that if inflation as measured by the September CPI w...

Both the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, and I referred to economists and people who are suggesting th...

My Lords, economists say all kinds of things. For every economist who says one thing, I guarantee...

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend. These are very difficult issues. I do not think ...

Moved by

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

7: After Clause 1, insert the following new Claus...

My Lords, as others have said, this is a modest amendment, so modest that I hope it is not only g...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 12A, which entirely supports Amendment 7, so eloquently move...

My Lords, I wish to comment on the amendment, in which I find a lot to support, particularly the ...

Can the Minister help me on the point that she made slightly before saying that it was not covere...

Absolutely; it is the second. I am not disputing the fact that it will be capped at 1% for 2014-1...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister again but, before she goes on, she is saying that she confir...

I hope that as I continue to respond to the debate I will answer the question that the noble Baro...

I was not recommending rent control. I was merely saying that if you are not going to increase th...

I think that I have just provided the noble Baroness with some evidence to show that rents are no...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this small debate. The noble Lord, Lord...