Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill

My Lords, I support my noble friend in his amendments. Timely and efficient appeals systems are a...

My Lords, the purpose of these amendments is to ensure that the reconsiderations and appeals aris...

I wonder whether the Minister would reconsider the language habitually used by DWP. When he talks...

The noble Lord makes the same point as JRR Tolkien, who did not think that “growth” was the right...

Does the Minister think that “people” is a good word?

Yes, but there are six billion people around. I am trying to refer to a particular group. I hope ...

My Lords, I indicated at the start that these are probing amendments. That highlights part of the...

Moved by

Lord Bach

2: Clause 1, page 3, line 14, at end insert—

“( ) The Secret...

My Lords, Amendment 2 is in my name and those of my noble friends Lady Sherlock, Lady Hollis of H...

I support the amendment of my noble friend. I have to declare a sort of interest as a former Mini...

My Lords, is it not the case that every Government of the United Kingdom since 1948 have been com...

My Lords, in responding to this amendment, I should like to pay tribute to my noble friend Lord B...

My Lords, before I deal with this amendment, I ask the Committee to indulge me as I answer a coup...

On the point about national insurance credit, I am not sure that the Minister’s answer deals full...

Does the Minister not think that what has just taken place illustrates how wrong it was to bring ...

My Lords, I may be to blame for moving off the particular amendment. We are not having a Second R...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I thank other noble Lords who have spoken, all of t...

Perhaps I may make absolutely clear the point about the numbers. There was a lot of comment from ...

If I may intervene, approximately 500,000 sanctions were issued last year. Something like 3,500 o...

My Lords, perhaps I may go back for a moment to the hiatus caused by the Court of Appeal decision...

Moved by

Lord McKenzie of Luton

4: Clause 2, page 3, line 34, at end insert—

“(...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 4 I will speak also to Amendments 5A and 6. I look forward to heari...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 5 as well as in support of Amendment 4, moved by my noble ...

My Lords, if I might intervene, there are several noble Lords in the Chamber who from a sedentary...

I thank my noble friend, particularly as I am quoting from a lone mother who is very upset. She s...

My Lords, as far as I am concerned this is an important debate on an important amendment and, ind...

My Lords, I will address Amendments 4, 5, 5A and 6 together. The purpose of these amendments is t...

My Lords, I do not doubt the Minister’s honesty and integrity in his statements about targets at ...

My Lords, let me make very clear the difference between having targets, having business or manage...

My Lords, will the Minister explain why this senior staff member—the manager of the office—told t...

My Lords, I am not going to pick up a particular case because I do not have the detail on it. It ...

My Lords, I hear what the Minister has said, and he is held in high regard across the House. In v...

Will the Minister also, therefore, ensure that all DWP local offices receive the same information...

My Lords, I must repeat what I have just said. Clearly, we have internal management information. ...

In that case, what is the difference between coming more into line and targets?

The noble Lords opposite know exactly how targets operate because they operated a target regime. ...

What if they are incentivised by the threat of being punished?

They are usually incentivised to reach targets, and we do not run a target regime. The no-targets...

My Lords, I fail to understand the Minister. Surely if someone is asked to regulate their busines...

The difference is that where someone is not performing in line with the rest of the business for ...

My Lords, this is pivotal. This is Committee.

It is Committee, but the Companion guides us by stating that, during any stages:

“Lengthy o...

My Lords, this is Committee. Many of us are deeply distressed about the Bill. To seek to curtail ...

My Lords, I have answered the question. I will re-emphasise that we do not have targets, we have ...

At the risk of upsetting the Whip, I have a question. The Minister does not seem to have addresse...

My Lords, I do not have the information on Sundays, particularly Easter Sunday. The underlying is...

I am sorry to intervene, but does the Minister think it is reasonable to ask a mother to come in ...

My Lords, clearly, I cannot talk about examples when I am not familiar with the particular exampl...

My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lady Lister for her support for this amendment. I believ...

Moved by

Lord McKenzie of Luton

5A: Clause 2, page 3, line 34, at end insert—

“...

I beg to move. I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Moved by

Baroness Sherlock

7: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

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My Lords, the amendment would require the Secretary of State to prepare guidance on how claimants...

My Lords, I must inform your Lordships that the result of Division 3 on Amendment 5A should have ...

My Lords, I should like to support my noble friend by saying that I am mortified about the additi...

My Lords, this amendment, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance on the way...

I thank the Minister for that reply and, in particular, for clarifying that it will be the sancti...

If it fits the norms within which that re-compliance operates, then it will. I am not sure whethe...

I am not trying to be pedantic, although I confess that it is a hobby. The reason it matters in t...

What I will say on the record is that we will ensure that guidance to jobcentre staff will make t...

What will that be?

My Lords, we will make sure that the particular options here are laid out for jobcentre staff so ...

That was worth waiting for. I thank the Minister for that. I still think that this amendment is w...