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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

Perhaps I could concur with the point made by the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie. I support these amendments. As I said in Grand Committee, the key thing—I am a non-executive director of the Wise Group and we run one of these projects very successfully—is that the people who do the work are ex-cons themselves. My suggestion is that more Jobcentre Plus staff should be recruited from ex-convicts in future so that these programmes can be run positively. That is a facetious way of putting it, but this is a serious point.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c912 
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
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