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Proceeding contribution from Lord Freud (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 26 October 2011. It occurred during Committee proceeding and Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.


Welfare Reform Bill

If I can wrap up, in anticipation of the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, wrapping up: I take on board the points. In fact I make a point which should cheer up noble Lords, in that the DWP process is more flexible than these legal orders. We can do things to support kinship carers without this huge paraphernalia, and that is one of the areas I am looking at. We can do it just by understanding that that is where the child is, and we do not need all these processes. In that way, we are doing something way ahead of the concerns of this particular amendment. I know I am being pushed; I am not sure about timing, because of negotiations, but I can do something narrow. To the extent that we want to go broader for this community, these things take time but I am on the case. That is all I can say.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c341GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Childcare Carers Costs Academic year Employment Jobseeker's allowance Families Interviews Jobcentre Plus Grandparents Low incomes Pay Part-time employment Lone parents Working hours Universal credit Transport Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Self-employed Employment and support allowance Kinship care
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
Link
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