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Proceeding contribution from Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 October 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Welfare Reform.

Welfare Reform

Does the Secretary of State recognise that many of us represent places where the problem is a lack of work rather than a lack of work ethic? Is he hearing any concerns from the relevant Northern Ireland Ministers about some of the proposals on which he is still working? On the Work programme, the right hon. Gentleman has referred to the black box discretion that will be given to operators there. How will he ensure that there will be no black arts, in manipulating the statistics purely to gain payment by results and the other incentives that he says will be available further up the chain?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
516 c43 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Benefits rules Contracts for services Expenditure Employment schemes Incapacity benefit Medical examinations Payments Reform Unemployment Social security benefits Social security Welfare tax credits Work capability assessment
Link
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