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HANSARDElections BillI do not know about mandatory ID cards. All I know is that they have to use voter identification when they vote and that is the important issue—17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI do not agree with that. I do not think that is necessary. It is in the government manifesto and electoral fraud is not a victimless crime. I know the noble Lord, Lord Woolley,…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank all noble Lords for an interesting debate. I shall respond to a couple of things straightaway. The noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, raised some issues from the Delegated…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIf you have the necessary photo ID and your name is on that electoral register—17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for that long, thought-provoking and interesting debate. I am sorry my noble friend Lord True is not answering on this issue, but this was much more…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, that is if anybody goes back because they have not been intimidated into not going in the first place, I have to say. I respectfully say that this is something that we…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillYou need to do both. We are trying to make sure that people in the communities that my noble friend Lady Verma has stood up and very bravely spoken about have the opportunity, as…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord is conveniently ignoring the experience from Northern Ireland, which is better than the pilots, as one would expect, because they have had it for a very long time.…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI want to move on, rather than discussing different pieces of information. I will move on to costs. My noble friend Lady Noakes is absolutely right about costs. I will come on to…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillAs I said, the Electoral Commission has agreed to do much of this. I will come to local authorities now. The noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman, Lady Pinnock and Lady Meacher, quite…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI cannot tell the noble Lord whether that has been factored in. I will ask the team and come back to him. The fact that local authorities are working with the team means that…17 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockMy Lords, I am conscious that I spoke about households with families before but all the money that the Government are giving for families is available as well to pensioners. The…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockMy Lords, I cannot look into a crystal ball and give those figures but they will come out. We know that they are much higher than we ever expected at that time, which is due to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockMy Lords, during the passage of the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021, which suspended the earnings link for state pensions uprating for one year, the Government…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: FamiliesMy Lords, our long-term focus for all families remains on continuing to support parents into work and to progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: FamiliesThe noble Baroness brings up an extremely important point. To get back into work, many families need good and affordable childcare. Universal credit claimants can claim up to 85%…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: FamiliesMy Lords, the Government are spending £6.6 billion this year in increasing benefit rates: £2.6 billion on working-age benefits and £4 billion on pension benefits. I agree that the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: FamiliesMy Lords, by convention, the September inflation figure is used to uprate benefits. Any fluctuations year on year smooth out over time. In 2022-23, we will spend an extra £2.6…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockOf course, they will pay the new rate of national insurance for the National Health Service and social care. I think it is right that they do so if they continue to work, so I…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockYes, I can. I think it is up to everybody in communities to support our older population in making sure that they are aware of what they can get. There is the basic state pension…16 Mar 2022