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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 25 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

What is that information based on? I am trying to work this out. The department will have made some estimate of the likely outcome of this programme. In other words, will a third or two-thirds of drug users go into it? The department is faced with the possibility of sanctioning the residual number. Does the Minister have that information to hand, or could he share it with us in a letter? For any such programme I am sure that my noble friend will have calculated that X per cent will engage. You can then start to work out some of the costs and whether you should put down a form of dowry to get people into the programme and other such matters, but you need the base number. Of the 350,000, does my noble friend expect 200,000 or 20,000 to respond positively? I would be happy for the Minister to write in reply because I did not forewarn him of this.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
711 c517GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Disability living allowance Disclosure of information Data protection Benefits rules Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Eligibility Drugs Interviews Equipment Jobcentre Plus General practitioners Medical examinations Mental illness Medical treatments Misuse Staff Lone parents Social security Social security benefits Rehabilitation Training Testing Unemployed people Social Security Advisory Committee Employment and support allowance
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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