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HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lady Altmann on piloting this excellent Bill to its final stages. As I said at Second Reading, it has the full backing of His…18 Sept 2023HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ConsultationI take this opportunity to encourage all those who are interested to give input to the consultation. To pick up on my noble friend’s point about GPs, a key principle is that the…05 Sept 2023HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ConsultationThe noble Baroness makes a very good point, which allows me to emphasise the dependence on employers. The noble Baroness will know that we have reached out considerably to…05 Sept 2023HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ConsultationI begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for their points. The way I read it is that the consultation has broadly been accepted, but…05 Sept 2023HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ConsultationThis is unusual procedure. On the timing, I made it clear in the Statement that we will work through this consultation and receive the results. In terms of the results coming…05 Sept 2023HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ConsultationMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement given in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The Statement…05 Sept 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictI am not going to be tempted into giving an answer to that. I have to tell the noble Lord, as he will expect me to say, that we are fully focused on a major programme of change,…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictI think I have already alluded to a number of points of help because, first of all, the reducing parental conflict programme sits within my department. We have the Supporting…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictYes, and my noble friend makes an important point about the link with the MoJ, particularly its work in the family courts. We are watching with interest the progress of work on…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictMy Lords, since its announcement, we have allocated £77 million to the reducing parental conflict programme, 151 local authorities have been directly supported, and the programme…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictIt certainly remains work in progress. As the noble Baroness said, the reducing parental conflict programme was initiated in 2017 in response to two key pieces of evidence, one of…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictI believe the work achieved and continuing to be done within the RPC is invaluable. The programme has had three interim reports published that give strong evidence for that. As…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictI have not seen that report. I want to provide clarification for my noble friend that reducing parental conflict and domestic abuse are not exactly linked. It is easy to make a…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictMy noble friend makes an excellent point about the role of grandparents because I think, and I am sure that the Government think, that for stability within families—which now come…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictYes. My noble friend makes a very good point about those who are outside the main programmes but set aside their own time to help, often with some extremely challenging matters.…20 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictVery much so. The noble Lord may know that we had a first challenge fund, and we now have a second challenge fund with eight interesting initiatives as part of RPC. For example,…20 Jul 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 June be approved. Relevant document: 44th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention drawn…17 Jul 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) BillAbsolutely. Again, I provide reassurance that we are very much alert to the issue and we shall be sure that we monitor it and keep the House updated. The noble Lord, Lord Davies,…14 Jul 2023HANSARDChild Support (Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Pidding, speaking on behalf of the main sponsor of the Bill, my noble friend Lady Redfern, on ensuring that the Bill has reached its…14 Jul 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to add my support to my noble friend Lady Altmann’s Bill. This legislation would bring into workplace pensions more younger people, women and those in…14 Jul 2023