"My Lords, the Budget on 28 October will set out the latest forecast on government spending, including social security. This Government are prioritising welfare reform, putting work and opportunity at the centre. Our system should support people to get into work and get on in work, while ensuring that those …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, obviously the noble Lord will understand that I cannot comment on an individual case. But I can assure him that the department is aware of cases and looks into them. There is no question that there had been backlogs on assessments building up for years. One of the …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, I know that this is something the noble Lord is passionate about. We have had many exchanges on this and I agree with him. I point him towards two examples of how this Government are taking that seriously. The first is our child poverty strategy, which is looking …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend makes an excellent point, which is that the welfare state has always been a safety net. To function as a safety net, it needs to do its job properly. There are always going to be people in our society who cannot work and need help, …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"One thing I would point out is that although overall spending on social security in this Parliament is still going up—the noble Baroness is right—it is rising at half the rate that it was in the last Parliament. The previous Government tried all kinds of things. They created PIP in …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech