Debates on delegated legislation on Wednesday, 12 November 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Lord Skelmersdale.

Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

Draft Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 705 c22-40GC
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-2781
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Deposited papers
House of Lords; Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
Monday, 6 October 2008
Statutory instruments
House of Commons
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord McKenzie of Luton | 705 c39-40GC (Link to this contribution) My noble friend makes a very reasonable request. I hope she will forgive me if I cannot, off the top...; Lord Skelmersdale | 705 c28GC (Link to this contribution) No? In that case, I shall have the answer in due course. I know that those credits go on for a full ...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 705 c29-31GC (Link to this contribution) I had been praising the policy and deploring the language. Perhaps I could now explore conditionalit...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 705 c32-5GC (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis. She is an expert in these matters and I ...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 705 c40GC (Link to this contribution) As the noble Baroness and I are already owed a letter—we did not even get one late, about which we a...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 705 c28-9GC (Link to this contribution) Like the noble Lord, Lord Skelmersdale, I welcome the philosophy behind the regulations, not because...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 705 c28GC (Link to this contribution) No.; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 705 c22-6GC (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Social Secu...; Lord Skelmersdale | 705 c26-8GC (Link to this contribution) The Grand Committee will be most grateful to the Minister for his careful explanation of these regul...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 705 c39GC (Link to this contribution) Will my noble friend be good enough to assure us that, a year on, there will be a tracking of sancti...; Lord Skelmersdale | 705 c37GC (Link to this contribution) Does that include school holidays? It is important.; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 705 c37GC (Link to this contribution) Yes, it does. It is meant to be year round. By 2010 all secondary schools will open up on weekdays b...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 705 c40GC (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the noble Lord and I will do that. I will review the record to make sure that ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 705 c35-7GC (Link to this contribution) I thank noble Lords who have participated in the debate, which I would characterise as offering supp...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 705 c28GC (Link to this contribution) No.; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 705 c37GC (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether my noble friend is staying with the issue of childcare but perhaps I may press...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 705 c37-9GC (Link to this contribution) There is flexibility in the system, specifically in the agreement which an individual lone parent wo...
Subjects: Disability Childcare Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Lone parents Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Transport Working hours
Legislation: Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
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Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

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