Proceeding contribution from Countess of Mar (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 May 2011. It occurred during Debate on Jobseeker’s Allowance (Mandatory Work Activity Scheme) Regulations 2011.
Jobseeker’s Allowance (Mandatory Work Activity Scheme) Regulations 2011
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Freud, for going to so much trouble, and I have no doubt about his sincerity. I doubt that any noble Lord in this House is completely against these regulations. We agree that some people need to be offered the discipline of work. But we are not happy about the sanctions and the noble Lord has made no effort to justify these draconian sanctions—they are very severe. I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part. I will not go through their speeches individually because I know that everybody is hungry and will want to go to dinner. I am not satisfied despite the Minister's efforts that he has filled in all the gaps. We have a statutory instrument before us that is not clear and I wish to test the feeling of the House. Division on Countess of Mar’s Motion Contents 122; Not-Contents 155. Countess of Mar’s Motion disagreed. House resumed. Tabled By
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- Complaints ME/CFS Employment Jobseeker's allowance Eligibility Earnings rules Learning disability Monitoring Social security benefits Work experience Sanctions
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