"My Lords, the child poverty and homelessness strategies have been widely welcomed, but there is growing concern that the asylum and settlement policies will, as a recent Home Affairs Committee report warned, lead to more child poverty, thereby undermining these strategies. The Home Affairs Committee is clear that
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for their child poverty and homelessness strategies of their proposed changes in asylum and settlement policies...." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, I am glad that my noble friend the Minister talked about those who are not “sitting on benefits”—to quote the noble Lord, Lord Palmer—because the assumption is that all those young people are just sitting on benefits. In fact, I was shocked to find that 44% of the …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the wonderful maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Antrobus, which came from both the heart and the head—there is no better combination. As she said, she comes to your Lordships’ House with a background that spans practice and theory, service and …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"I am sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but a number of us have made the point about the thresholds for the benefit cap and the fact that child benefit is taken into account. When we were in opposition, we said that child benefit should not be taken into account …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, the strategy has been widely welcomed for the reasons given by my noble friend and because of its holistic cross-government approach, but there is considerable concern that Home Office policies on asylum, settlement and no recourse to public funds will undermine the strategy with regard to migrant children, …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 11 would add to the list of priority groups people who have been recognised as in need of international protection, who have arrived as a Hong Kong British national or who have arrived on a safe and legal humanitarian route. I will speak simply to this amendment, …..." Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, for their support for Amendment 11. I am also grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Howe—I thought his response was very fair.