Proceeding contribution from Lynne Jones (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.
Welfare Reform Bill
On that point, could my right hon. Friend have a word with the Prime Minister? It was certainly the Prime Minister's view that keeping benefits so low was not an incentive to get people back to work; it did not help people to get back to work if there were no jobs available for them.
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- 489 c829
- Session
- 2008-09
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Staff Poverty Disability living allowance Contracts Childcare Benefits rules Department for Work and Pensions Equality Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Eligibility Disqualification Domestic abuse Drugs Rehabilitation Private sector Jobcentre Plus Mental illness Low incomes Misuse Lone parents Reform Unemployment Pathways to work programme Social security benefits Scotland Social security Visual impairment Young people Unemployment benefits Work experience Sanctions Welfare to work
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- Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
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