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HANSARDUniversal CreditWhat steps they are taking to remove the five week wait for Universal Credit payments.02 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditI thank the Minister for that Answer. There have been 2.8 million claimants for universal credit since lockdown, and I fear many more will come. They are all being hit by the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDUnemployment: SupportMy Lords, those 2 million claims are up 856,000 in a month, and with one-quarter of the workforce on furlough this could get a lot worse soon. I welcome the changes that the…21 May 2020HANSARDUnemployment: SupportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide additional support to the increasing number of people claiming benefits for unemployment.21 May 2020HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these orders, and thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I was delighted to hear the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, mention the Mercy…19 May 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, can I bring the Minister back to the point made by my noble friend Lady Lister? The Government’s argument for the benefit cap was that you can always escape it by just…13 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, I thank the most reverend Primate for choosing this topic and for his years of public service, especially for his care for those on the margins and the risks he has…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Department for Work and Pensions UpdateMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating that Statement. I want to record our thanks to each member of staff working on the DWP front line for all they are doing during this…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: People Living in PovertyMy Lords, that there have been 1.5 million universal credit claims in a month shows a loss of income on a massive scale in our country. Our social security system needs a response…30 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Wheeler for securing this debate and for her excellent introduction. I want to talk about the financial circumstances of care…23 Apr 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I will follow up a couple of questions that I asked the Minister: one was about mini-jobs, and I do not think that he responded to the other—I am sorry if I missed it—on the issue…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I think I am right in saying that the argument for not proceeding was that there was no consensus around the aims or the remit. What attempt have the Government made to achieve…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to ask a few questions on the back of that. I thank my noble friend Lady Drake and the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for raising these issues. It is good to hear…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, share the aspiration of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, to constrain somewhat the use of the extensive powers that the Government are blessing themselves…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way, especially as I am about to abuse her generosity by asking a more general question. It is directed across the table, and is…04 Mar 2020HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2020The Minister has read out two different things. For clarification, is she saying that we do not need to legislate, because the existing legislation allows people to follow the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these orders and thank all noble Lords who have spoken. First, I will speak briefly about the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase…03 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to the three amendments in my name in this group and respond to the others. Amendment 39 in my name, and that of my noble friend Lady Drake, would, as she…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to ask a couple of questions so that the Minister does not need to come back to us twice. My noble friend Lady Drake powerfully picked up the points on…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to ask a question before the Minister comes back on this. In her reply, she gave a rather forceful defence of the current situation and directed the Committee’s…02 Mar 2020