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HANSARDChild Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have just two quick questions. First, where the recipient who is due to make a payment is subject to a benefit sanction, what impact does that have on the amounts that…02 Jul 2019HANSARDBenefit Changes: Vulnerable PeopleMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for securing this debate and for the wide-ranging manner in which it was introduced. She referred to the fact that we have seen a…27 Jun 2019HANSARDBreathing Space Scheme: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, like other noble Lords I warmly welcome today’s announcement. At the start of his presentation, the Minister talked about progress that was being made other than via…19 Jun 2019HANSARDSevere Disability Premium: Transfer to Universal CreditMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer to the Urgent Question. On their flagship social security policy, the Government have yet again found themselves before the…07 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019My Lords, with this take-note Motion my noble friend Lord Stevenson has made an important intervention and it is a timely reminder that we should be making progress on matters…01 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019The issue seems not so much to be what is covered by the national curriculum as the extent to which schools have to comply with it. That is the challenge. As I understand it, free…01 May 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Incomes StatisticsMy Lords, might the Minister apply herself succinctly to the points raised? We are using up all this valuable time.28 Mar 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Incomes StatisticsMy Lords, what does the Minister consider to be the veracity of the statement that the previous Government just dumped people on inactive benefits and required nothing from them?…28 Mar 2019HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and explanation of these regulations. I acknowledge the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Fox. Perhaps he might see it as a…21 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019My Lords, the Minister has touched on the Opposition’s policy for work in previous debates. How would she respond to the executive summary of a White Paper produced when we were…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019Can the Minister tell me what the figure was when the Conservative Government left office previously?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 introducing these regulations. As we have heard, they seek to address deficiencies in retained law caused by the UK withdrawing from the EU.…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance PaymentsMy Lords, the Minister explained that the number of staff included in this exercise has increased from 400 to 1,200. Can she tell us from where those staff have been deployed and…25 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement Age: WomenMy Lords, the Government have stated that they are committed to supporting people aged 50 and over to remain in or return to work, which is in part in mitigation of the changes to…20 Feb 2019HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Yes, I should speak up. What are the current levels of recovery under the 1979 Act? Also, what drives the quantum of lump sum payments under that Act, which created the schedule…14 Feb 2019HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, this has been a full debate, and many contributors to it have had at least indirect experience of this wretched condition. I will comment on a few contributions before…14 Feb 2019HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2019I am sorry to interrupt the Minister. My specific question on that point was about the obligation to re-enrol people after a period.14 Feb 2019HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the purpose of the orders. On the face of it, the GMP issue is straightforward. As we heard, GMPs are designed to provide a minimum…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Metrics CommissionMy Lords, we share my noble friend’s enthusiasm for the approach adopted by the commission, particularly the focus on relative poverty. This is a measure that takes account of…29 Jan 2019HANSARDPoverty: MetricsMy Lords, this worthy debate has been far too short. The noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, deserves our congratulations on all that she has done, together with her team, which was…21 Jan 2019