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Proceeding contribution from Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 30 June 2009. It occurred during Committee proceeding and Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.


Welfare Reform Bill

That is all very helpful. Of course, I am the first to agree that where we are talking about capital items such as white goods or whatever, the individual item should last for a number of years and, in this day and age, use the lowest possible amount of electricity. These sorts of things fit into the idea of quality and I am 100 per cent for that. I am also, as I said in my opening remarks, satisfied that the intention has always been that the grant should be spent on the item that is applied for, with or without the services. However, the noble Baroness has not answered the following question. Although I accept that vouchers would not be appropriate in every case, would they ever be appropriate? It would be helpful to have the answer to that question before I carry on.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c55GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Staff Complaints Disability Contracts Appeals Carers Community care Advisory services Community care grants Housing benefit Fraud Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Eligibility Income Jobcentre Plus Earnings rules Mental illness Pilot schemes Personal savings Pensions Payments Loans Lone parents Standards Social security benefits Maternity benefits Social security Social Fund Training Take-up Unemployed people Employment and support allowance
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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