Proceeding contribution from Lord Marlesford (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 July 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Welfare Reform.
Welfare Reform
My Lords, I warmly welcome the thinking underlying this Green Paper. Does the Minister agree that it reflects a simple political maxim: it is immoral for any Government to hand out benefits to those who do not need them at the expense of those who do? Does he recognise that in the looming public sector cash crisis it will be necessary to follow up this Green Paper with vigour and rigour, and as rapidly as possible, to ensure that those who need help get it? Finally, will he send a copy of the Green Paper to President Sarkozy, because it might give him some ideas on how to deal with the much more intractable problem of the much more unsustainable welfare system in France?
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- 2007-08
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Disability Children Benefits rules Jobseeker's allowance Income support Drugs Rehabilitation Employment schemes Incapacity benefit Medical examinations Maintenance Parents Reform Pathways to work programme Social security benefits Social security Access to work programme Employment and support allowance
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