To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent meetings have taken place between ministers and citizens affected by the under-occupancy charge...." Baroness Quin - View Speech
"Having recently become involved with a charity in the north-east of England which helps and speaks up for people with learning disabilities, I have been struck by the number of cases in which the bedroom tax has greatly increased the problems that some of these people are facing. Will the …..." Baroness Quin - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effect of the underoccupancy charge on the health and well-being of those subject to it...." Baroness Quin - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government—and indeed the Minister in previous replies—have failed absolutely to concede that there has been an adverse effect on the health and well-being of those who are subjected to the bedroom tax. The Minister talks about evidence, but has he read the reports commissioned by his own …..." Baroness Quin - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to undertake a regional study of the effects of the under-occupancy charge...." Baroness Quin - View Speech
"My Lords, I believe that recent studies show a wide variation between and, in some cases, within regions. In the north-east, in Newcastle for example, there has been no overcrowding problem—a problem that the Government said they wanted to address—but there is a huge shortage of one-bedroom flats, so that …..." Baroness Quin - View Speech
"I welcome that reply although I note that last October the Minister said that he expected the report to come out in the spring, which has now come and gone. Can he assure me that in the meanwhile, he and his colleagues will be meeting some of the many people …..." Baroness Quin - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Minister tell us when the review on the bedroom tax will be published? In the mean time, will he undertake to meet many of the people who have been personally affected by this tax, and whose lives have been turned upside down as a result?..." Baroness Quin - View Speech
"Will the Minister confirm that discretionary housing payments can cover only a fraction of the losses involved for households as a result of this measure? Research shows that it is of the order of only 6%...." Baroness Quin - View Speech