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Proceeding contribution from Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 February 2008. It occurred during Legislative debate on Social Security.


Social Security

The hon. Gentleman is rightly drawing attention to the complexity of the benefits system. It is astonishing, therefore, that the report to which he referred earlier from his party's social justice commission did not make a single proposal about benefit simplification. It simply recommended that the whole issue of benefits should be dealt with in another report. Does he himself have any particular proposal on benefits that should be simplified?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c603 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Council tax benefits Children Fraud Income support Increases Fuel poverty Guaranteed minimum pensions Incapacity benefit Pension credit Pensioners Workplace pensions Poverty Pensions National insurance contributions Lone parents Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Take-up Uprating Social tariffs
Legislation
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008
Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2008
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk