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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Wheatcroft (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

My Lords, I did not join your Lordships' House in order to kick the underprivileged, particularly children, but I did believe that the Government were committed to healing the broken society. I do not think that any of us can doubt that society is broken, and we would all agree that there is a need to heal it and that dealing with the dependency culture is an important part of that. That is something that I believe in absolutely. That is at the heart of this legislation. To my mind, the worst sort of child poverty is poverty of aspiration.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c845 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Disability living allowance Child benefit Compensation Childcare Appeals Disadvantaged Benefits rules Carers Costs Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance Housing Families Expenditure Exemptions Homelessness Industrial injuries Payments Private rented housing Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Vaccination Rented housing Rents Industrial injuries disablement benefit Employment and support allowance Universal credit Vaccine damage payment scheme
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk