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HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022I do not have the relative rate in front of me because the Government are using the absolute rate, but I will find out and write to the noble Baroness. The Government prefer to…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022I cannot undertake to say if and when that will happen, but I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy in the Library with any updated information that I can glean. The noble…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022My Lords, I would like to re-emphasise what happened today in the spring Statement. The Chancellor announced an additional £500 million for the household support fund from April…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemI am very disappointed to hear that there are claimants who feel they are not treated properly. I can confirm that the single point of contact—the one person—is the work coach. We…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemAs I have said many times—this subject comes up regularly—a benefits structure that adjusts automatically to family size is unsustainable. We recognise that some claimants are not…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemI can confirm, as I said, that the department is looking at the recommendations in the report. We are aware, as is the whole House, of the difficulties that people are facing at…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemClearly, the Opposition Benches and others have asked for a windfall tax. As far as I know, the Government do not intend to impose a windfall tax—the energy companies are already…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemMy Lords, no specific assessment has been made. We are aware of the report and, as always, we constantly keep our policies and systems under review. Universal credit is a modern,…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemThese matters are discussed in all our ministerial meetings. I can confirm to the noble Baroness that I will redouble my efforts in the department to raise these issues. The…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemI thank my noble friend for that question and for making a very valid point. I am aware of the Centre for Social Justice report about illegal moneylenders and the impact they have…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemI am not in the least surprised that my noble friend raises this issue. I commend her, and I was rather hoping that the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, would be in his seat if this…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemI must pay tribute to the community organisation to which the noble Lord refers and many others with which noble Lords will have contact. We are aware of the work that food banks…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security SystemI thank the right reverend Prelate for his question. I am sorry, I have not heard of that scheme. I will go away, find out about it and respond to his question in writing.22 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI thank the noble Viscount for that question. I did not catch the name of the council that he referred to, but if he could let me have that afterwards, I will certainly pass it…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI thank my noble friend for her contribution. I agree wholeheartedly with the words that she read from Minister Badenoch. Family life in the UK needs to be strong and resilient,…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesForgive me if I have got this wrong, and I am sure the noble Baroness will tell me, but it is up to any noble Lord to put down for a debate or raise Written Questions. So, if I…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI wholeheartedly endorse and agree with what the noble Lord says. It is crucial that we ensure everyone is treated fairly in the workplace so that they can thrive and reach their…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI take the points raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Lawrence. She has every right to speak in the way she does, with the experiences she has had. Our hearts go out her, even as…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesMy noble friend raises a very interesting question. On the issue of how we monitor the recruitment and attrition of ethnic minorities, I might start with the Department for Work…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI will need to go back to my colleagues in the Home Office to see how the consultation will differ, and I will provide an answer to the noble Lord. On the issue of stop and search…21 Mar 2022