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HANSARDHousing: Pensions and DepositsMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Tebbit.05 Jun 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsMy Lords, Article 1 of the UN Convention against Torture prohibits the use of intentionally inflicted pain as a form of punishment by a state actor. We are a signatory to that…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I understand that the Minister is giving an assurance that the present Government, at this moment, have no intention of changing anything—but since politicians can change and no…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBereavement BenefitMy Lords, no one doubts the integrity of the Minister, but colleagues from around the House who have been raising this question for years are beginning to worry that the…09 Apr 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Incomes StatisticsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating that Statement and for advance sight of it, but, not for the first time, I rather wish Lords Ministers were allowed to make their own…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019On the affordability question, will the Minister address the point that I and another noble Lord made: the Government are likely to save half a billion pounds more on this freeze…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this order and both noble Baronesses who have spoken. As we have heard, the purpose of the order is to make changes to the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and all noble Lords for their contributions. I start with an apology, because I will not be brief. I do not often make lengthy…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance PaymentsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating that Answer. When, as part of their reforms, the Government moved people across from incapacity benefit to contributory-based ESA,…25 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2019My Lords, I too thank the Minister for that introduction. As we have heard, the purpose of the first set of regulations is to make changes to the rates, limits and thresholds for…11 Feb 2019HANSARDBenefit ReformsMy Lords, I have spent time in food banks. I have seen working parents embarrassed and ashamed at having to go there to bring home food for their children. I do not think that…10 Jan 2019HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating that Answer. I woke on Sunday to news suggesting that universal credit rollout was being delayed. Joy, I confess, was unconfined in…08 Jan 2019