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HANSARDWelfare ReformI probably have not explained this as well as I could have—I apologise to the noble Lord. We absolutely regard as the single biggest challenge the fact that the incentives are in…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI assure the noble Baroness that the department is absolutely focused on this. There is not one single aspect of these changes. We are trying to turn around the entire department,…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAgain, I thank noble Lords for an interesting discussion—some of it even on the amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Fox, is right that sickfluencers are the Opposition’s favourite…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendment 126 would require the independent person, who will be appointed by the Minister for the Cabinet Office to review the PSFA powers under Part 1 of the Act, to…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI have been talking to the banks about everything but this is one of the less complicated parts. We are simply talking about the cost of making a deduction order. Banks are used…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, for introducing Amendment 122D and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for his contribution. It is worth saying at the outset that the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount for introducing his amendment and welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, back to the debate. I thank all noble Lords who have…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. As my noble friend Lady Lister explained, her Amendment 123 seeks to prevent the recovery of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I regard that as a challenge. I am confident that I can assure the noble Viscount in the way that he wants to be. As I have said repeatedly—ad nauseum, to be…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI was just about to get to that point, if the noble Lord will bear with me. Further safeguards, which apply after a relevant decision is taken, are set out in data protection law,…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I hope I have made the case, in speaking to the amendment that we have been discussing, that the law already provides those protections—or it will do so when the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am grateful to the noble Viscount for his understanding. Just to be clear, the questions that we are not able to answer are primarily operational ones. What I am therefore…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount for introducing Amendment 130. It would require the Secretary of State to publish a report on the mechanism used to request and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions. Before I get stuck in, I say two things. First, I cannot believe that I failed to congratulate both the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, government Amendments 94 to 97 are minor and technical in nature. In England and Wales, the common law does not permit access to material protected by legal professional…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Davies for raising this, and to the noble Viscount for his observations. I agree with my noble friend that affordability…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their comments and questions. I will speak first to Amendment 92. The amendment would undermine the policy intent of this part of the Bill, so we…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThe expectation is that we will be dealing with different kinds of crime. We are talking about serious and organised crime, where we will go out looking for evidence. We believe…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAs I said, the police might need to be present if we felt there was a risk of any serious violence. If it was felt there might be a need for arrests or, as the noble Viscount has…18 Jun 2025