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Welfare Reform Bill

With the leave of the House, I am grateful for the agreement of the hon. Members for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper) and for Northavon (Steve Webb). With respect to the measure on travel documents, I hope that the evidence that we have obtained from experience abroad will be replicated, but, as the hon. Member for Northavon has acknowledged, we will make a full assessment of the pilots and bring the matter back to the House, so that all hon. Members can take a view. I also hope that he is satisfied that we are incorporating sufficient safeguards—notwithstanding his dislike of the word "safeguards"—in the administrative approach, so that people who are affected by the measures will feel that their civil liberties are protected. I commend the amendments to the House. Lords amendment 50 agreed to. Lords amendments 51 to 102 agreed to.