Debate on bill on Monday, 25 January 2016, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Freud.

Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Lords report stage first day. Part 2 of 3.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 768 cc1065-1095
Session: 2015-16
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Legislative stage: Report stage
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee thirteenth report.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16. As amended in Committee (HL).
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Bills
House of Lords; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee nineteenth report.
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Monday, 25 January 2016
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Monday, 25 January 2016
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2016-0104
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Ramsbotham | 768 c1065 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Ramsbotham
3: Clause 4, page 4, line 31, at end insert—
“Maternal...; Lord Ramsbotham | 768 cc1066-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in moving Amendment 3 I shall speak also to Amendments 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14...; Baroness Meacher | 768 cc1068-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I strongly support the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Ramsbotham. The main a...; Earl of Listowel | 768 c1069 (Link to this contribution)
I support these amendments. I too am most grateful to the Prime Minister for his recent announcem...; Baroness Manzoor | 768 c1069 (Link to this contribution)
I too support the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, particularly Amendment 4....; Baroness Hollins | 768 c1069 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 5 and 6. I remind noble Lords that the terms of refe...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 768 cc1070-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is an interesting group of amendments. If I heard correctly from each of the speak...; Lord Freud | 768 cc1071-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, these amendments on Clause 4 have been grouped together quite widely. I will start by m...; Baroness Manzoor | 768 c1072 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I get what the Minister is trying to say but unless there is a comparator at key stage ...; Lord Freud | 768 cc1072-3 (Link to this contribution)
As the noble Baroness knows, we have a lot of information about how pupils progress. The point is...; Lord Ramsbotham | 768 c1073 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, these reports include the Department for Education and the Department of Health, as wel...; Lord Freud | 768 cc1073-4 (Link to this contribution)
The whole point is that these reports are published. It is a forcing mechanism to make sure that ...; Earl of Listowel | 768 c1074 (Link to this contribution)
Before the noble Lord sits down, will he reassure the House about the future of health visitors? ...; Lord Freud | 768 c1074 (Link to this contribution)
I shall be happy to write.; Lord Ramsbotham | 768 cc1074-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have contributed to this short debate. I am particu...; Lord Ramsbotham | 768 c1075 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Ramsbotham
5: Clause 4, page 4, line 36, at beginning insert “the healt...; Lord Ramsbotham | 768 c1075 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.; Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 768 c1075 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
8: Clause 4, page 4, line 41, at end insert—; Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 768 cc1075-1080 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in moving Amendment 8 I shall speak also to Amendment 11. Once more I have the support ...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 768 cc1080-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support the case that has been powerfully made by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. We...; Earl of Listowel | 768 c1081 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support these two amendments. In the family to which I referred earlier, Ms Lorna Scu...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 768 cc1081-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I very much support the amendment of my noble friend Lady Lister, which was supported s...; Baroness Manzoor | 768 c1082 (Link to this contribution)
We totally support this amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. I also totally ...; Baroness Sherlock | 768 cc1082-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Lister for tabling this amendment and for introducing it s...; Lord Freud | 768 cc1083-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, let me go straight to that question while it is fresh in my mind. It is, of course, pos...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 768 c1085 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, if the Minister will allow me to say this, he is misrepresenting the statistics. It may...; Lord Freud | 768 cc1085-6 (Link to this contribution)
It may have made work pay for some people, but it had the effect that, while it was possible, thr...; Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 768 cc1086-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in support of the amendment. I am grateful t...; Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 768 c1087 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
15: Clause 5, page 5, line 23, leave out “Soci...; Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 768 cc1087-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendments 15 to 23. I am very grateful to the right reverend Prelat...; Bishop of Durham | 768 cc1089-1090 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support this amendment. Yesterday, I spent a delightful evening with a small number o...; Earl of Listowel | 768 c1090 (Link to this contribution)
In listening to this debate, I find myself sympathetic to the notion of social mobility but I als...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 768 cc1090-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this amendment has been moved very comprehensively by my noble friend Lady Lister and s...; Lord Freud | 768 c1091 (Link to this contribution)
These amendments seek to rename the reformed commission as the Life Chances Commission, rather th...; Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 768 cc1091-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lords who have spoken. I feel slightly embarrassed; I a...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 768 c1092 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Pitkeathley
24: Clause 7, page 9, leave out lines 5 and 6; Baroness Pitkeathley | 768 cc1092-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the purpose of this amendment is to remove carer’s allowance from the list of qualifyin...; Lord Freud | 768 c1094 (Link to this contribution)
It might be worth my intervening on the noble Baroness, I think, in the interests of not hearing ...; 768 c1094 (Link to this contribution)
Oh!; Lord Freud | 768 c1094 (Link to this contribution)
Amendment 24 seeks to remove carer’s allowance from the list of benefits that are included within...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 768 c1094 (Link to this contribution)
I am always happy to spare the Minister more vituperation, as he pleaded for. I am of course deli...
Subjects: Employment Social security Social security benefits
Legislation: Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Welfare Reform and Work Bill

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