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HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the Committee and all noble Lords for participating this afternoon, and for their general support for these regulations. I noticed that the noble Lord, Lord Jones,…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment: Disabled PeopleAs my noble friend will know, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working provided they have worked for the same employer for at least 26 weeks. As she will…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment: Disabled PeopleYes, indeed, I am aware of the question. Although I do not have an answer to that point, I will certainly write to the noble Baroness about it. I am not sure that she has asked it…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment: Disabled PeopleThe noble Lord is right. This is why we have the disability action plan, which, as I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, is distinct from the strategy. A new disability action…06 Mar 2023HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.06 Mar 2023HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I will speak also to the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. I am pleased to introduce these statutory…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Young on his excellent introduction to the Bill. My noble friend has made it clear to the House that the Bill will increase…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023That the draft Orders and Regulations laid before the House on 16 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 February28 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023In which case, I apologise. I would normally take note and come back with some answers. Of course I will include the noble Baroness; in fact, I will include any Peer who has taken…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023If I had been given advance notice of the questions, I might have been able to.22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023I take note of that; I am certainly not dismissing what the noble Baroness says. It is a legitimate point that she raises. I hope, though, that she will acknowledge that it is…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023That is fine; I accept that. I think we can leave it at that. I will start by tackling a couple of issues that were raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, towards the end of…22 Feb 2023HANSARDBenefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesMy Lords, the local housing allowance policy is kept under regular review. We monitor the average rents and shortfall levels for claimants to assess the impact of the policy. A…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesAlthough I do not have that particular figure—perhaps it would come from local authorities—I will certainly be very happy to write to the noble Lord with that information.22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesYes, indeed, and this plays into what we spend a lot of time doing in our department, which is looking at universal credit and the benefit cap, including the need for housing. We…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesAgain, I note the comments made by the noble Baroness. We are very aware of this, and we are aware of the juxtaposition of what central government can do and the role of local…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesI absolutely hear the noble Baroness, because we recognise that rents are increasing—there is certainly lots of anecdotal evidence of that in the press. However, the challenging…22 Feb 2023HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2023.22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesThe noble Baroness might like to be reminded that the LHA was originally set at 50th percentile of local market rents and then the policy was reformed, as she will know, in 2011,…22 Feb 2023