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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am pleased in this instance to express my strong support for Amendments 99D and Amendment 109ZA, tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, and the noble Baroness,…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am proud to support Amendments 102 and 122, which I tabled alongside the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. Amendment 102 proposes that the power to make direct…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I move Amendment 103 on behalf of my noble friend Lady Kramer, who is in the Chamber. We are all playing ducks and drakes with where we are. The amendment was tabled by…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the Minister very much for responding in that manner, but it is rather like a court case where they say that the jury should disregard what happened. Once the information…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am sorry, but this does not take account of rogue members of the DWP. I am sure that 99.99% are exactly as the Minister says, but the idea that everyone will observe those rules…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, the amendment seeks to ensure that, before any direct deduction order is made under this schedule, the Secretary of State must consider the effect of such an order on…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI withdraw the amendment.18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I give my wholehearted support to the stand part notices in the name of my noble friend Lady Kramer who, as noble Lords might gather, is in the Chamber for the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that tour de force. I am afraid the problem is that we all have different ideas about what is proportionate. From what I have heard, I do not…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I warmly welcome the spirit and substance of these amendments, which would collectively strengthen the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill by ensuring…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am also pleased to welcome Amendments 84 and 85, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux of Harrowden, which serve to strengthen the safeguards within the Bill. Amendment…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I welcome Amendments 89A and 89B, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, which seek to ensure that the Department for Work and Pensions eligibility verification powers…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, it is another sort of spirit that I want at the moment. I am pleased to welcome these thoughtful amendments, which significantly enhance the transparency, accountability…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, these amendments in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Sikka and Lord Vaux, on the information-gathering powers of the DWP, provide greater clarity and safeguards…16 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy Lords, the noble Lord asks whether there is a plan. Can the Minister confirm that there is a plan, and whether, if it does not work, they will again have another plan? Things…12 Jun 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom Jobs MarketMy Lords, could the Minister actually answer the Question, which is about the assessment of jobs that will be available? He has spoken about various things that are in flow, but…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, and the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, raise important considerations about procedural fairness and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendments 61C and 61D in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, and the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, seek to ensure that liable persons receive clear written…11 Jun 2025