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Proceeding contribution from Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.


Welfare Reform Bill

That would probably be helpful. None the less, there is a movement from the jobcentre to the contractor. Someone will have to organise that movement for the individual claimant, and I cannot see anyone, other than the job adviser, who is likely to do that. Therefore, as I said, I make absolutely no apology for conflation. I could have prolonged my speech even further by delving into the 2008 financial report of the Department for Work and Pensions, as the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, did, but I decided that my speech was probably long enough already and that, if there were a valid point there, someone else—almost certainly the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood—would make it, as indeed he did. As I said at the beginning, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords for contributing to this short debate. There is such comity around the Committee that I have absolutely no doubt that this subject will come back on Report—in quite what guise, I cannot yet say for the simple reason that we have not finished our discussions on Clause 1, let alone Clauses 2 and 3. However, I can tell the Minister that something will arrive.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
711 c193GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Disability living allowance Contracts Benefits rules Carers Age Advisory services Autism Fraud Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Expenditure Exemptions Interviews Ethnic groups Jobcentre Plus Learning disability Offenders Mental illness Pilot schemes Recruitment Staff Minority groups Postal services Lone parents Social security Social security benefits Vulnerable adults Training Research Rural areas Unemployment Unemployed people Voluntary work Literacy New deal schemes Labour market Polygamy Employment and support allowance Community orders
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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