Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill

My Lords, this Bill is clearly welcome. It is a good thing that cost of living payments can be ma...

My Lords, I should first explain that my noble friends Lady Kramer and Lady Janke, who normally s...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to the Bill and all noble Lords who have spok...

I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate today. I hope we agree that this pa...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister. Clearly, we cannot amend this legislation but I think it is...

I am always happy to take things back to the department and am quite prepared to do that. I may n...

I thank the Minister for giving way. On the concern I raised about the minimum income floor and f...

I am very happy to go back to the department and request that. I am not in a position to commit t...

I thank the Minister for giving way. I appreciate the spirited defence of the measures that the M...

I agree that the Government have made great strides in providing additional finance. If my Prime ...

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On the impact of the cost of living crisis on poverty, the latest available poverty statistics co...

Essentially, noble Lords all around the House have said, “This system is so simple but it’s creat...

I cannot accurately answer that question because I honestly do not know, but I do know that, all ...

No.

We will have to invent a board game for the Chamber. I know that I have not answered some questio...