Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Baroness Sherlock Excerpts
Monday 13th July 2015

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Sherlock Portrait Baroness Sherlock
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That this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Social Security Advisory Committee’s Report of June 2015, to delay the enactment of the Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 until Universal Credit is fully rolled out (SI 2015/1362).

Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Baroness Sherlock Portrait Baroness Sherlock
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My Lords, in the absence of suitable reassurances from the Minister, I wish to test the opinion of the House.

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Baroness Sherlock Portrait Baroness Sherlock
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Before we move on to the next business, and in the light of that result, will the Minister make a statement on how the Government propose to handle this issue?