Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 January 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.
Welfare Reform Bill
On a point of clarification, we are not coercing parents to take a job if their youngest child is under seven. Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that his first comment as shadow spokesman was to say that we should not be bringing in these reforms for lone parents because"““they will be taking the very jobs the long-term unemployed could have filled””?" That is a quote from the Press Association. That is the opposite of what we should be doing. We should help everybody get into work, not say that we will help one category and then abandon lone parents, which seems to be the hon. Gentleman's policy.
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- 487 c212
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- 2008-09
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Disability living allowance Child tax credit Childcare Credit unions Women Employment Jobseeker's allowance Jobcentres Drugs Interviews Jobcentre Plus Incapacity benefit Fathers Maintenance Parents Minimum wage Misuse Loans Lone parents Scotland Social security Social security benefits Visual impairment Social Fund Welfare tax credits Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Travel restrictions Unemployment Unemployed people Labour market Living wage Driving licences
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- Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
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