Proceeding contribution from Anne McGuire (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 November 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

Will the hon. Gentleman explain why the noble Lord Freud, who is no doubt watching these deliberations from on high somewhere, said that the Conservative party was not against financial sanctions? Indeed, he said:""Our amendment is drawn deliberately narrowly;"" and that his party was not against""established financial sanctions for not complying with its—" the regime's—""rather light requirements."—[Official Report, House of Lords, 22 October 2009; Vol. 713, c. 835.]" There is an inherent contradiction in the Opposition's case, which makes me think that it is more about opportunism than about supporting lone parents.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 499 c175
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Poverty Council tax benefits Disability Disability living allowance Childcare Alcoholic drinks Community care Jobseeker's allowance Income support Domestic abuse Drugs Interviews Rehabilitation Employment schemes Medical treatments Pensioners Misuse Lone parents Reform Social security benefits Social security Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Travel requirements Sanctions Uprating Birth certificates
Legislation: Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Welfare Reform Bill

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