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Proceeding contribution from Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

I shall restrict my comments to Amendment No. 18 in this group. We are in the process of trying to get clarification and probing, and here we are exploring what will happen to the premiums in income support and how they will be dealt with. In other words, will anyone lose out on this? Clarification on this point will help us find out exactly what the situation is, and I hope that the Minister’s answer will allay certain fears that undoubtedly exist out there, because we simply do not know exactly what is going to happen. There is not really much else to say here other than that there are fears and worries related to the changeover. Can the Minister assure us about what will happen, where it will be regulated and how soon we will see it in its correct form? If so, he will deal with most of the concerns on this matter. I look forward to his answer.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
689 c4GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Disability living allowance Charities Benefits rules Administration Cancer Advisory services ME/CFS Employment Education Incapacity benefit Medical examinations Pilot schemes Qualifications Mental health Social security benefits Training Students Unemployed people Voluntary work Pathways to work programme
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2005-06 to 2006-07
Link
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