"The noble Lord raises an important point. We are watching carefully and monitoring benefits-related content and emerging risks online, and we are working to ensure that people have access to appropriate support. In the coming weeks, we will also introduce a new code of practice that will clamp down on …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, the Question was about levels of PIP and universal credit, both of which were creations of the previous Conservative Government, under which levels of inactivity went through the roof. The Opposition want to look at what we have done; we have already taken steps to reform the system. …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, this Government are concerned about levels of economic inactivity in our society. It is crucial that our social security system supports and incentivises work. This Government will transform the system from one that writes people off to one that gives people the support and opportunities to live their …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"I apologise: clearly, I have not explained myself clearly enough. Let me try again, because we are absolutely not doing what used to happen. We are doing different things, and they are starting to have an effect. For example, when I say that we have rebalanced universal credit, what the …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My noble friend raises a really important point. We know that many people would like to work but struggle to. We have to do a number of things. We have to invest in them—for example, our Connect to Work programme involves working with people who have disabilities or other barriers …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. I have already said what we are doing, but, just for example, the Milburn review is looking at the position of young people, because almost 1 million—one in eight—of our young people are not in employment, education or …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, I know the noble Lord has raised this before and that it is an issue about which he is deeply concerned. The Government look carefully in their decision-making at the impact of all the reforms on all those who use the service and who have a range of …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"The noble Baroness raises an important point. There are some people for whom working from home may be the only practical thing that they can do because of their condition, and I know that with her background she will understand that very well. But I also think she makes an …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My noble friend raises an excellent point. Successive Governments have looked very hard at finding ways to do this. The reason that we asked Alan Milburn to look carefully at young people and the drivers behind inactivity is that we need to understand why people are not in work, not …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech
"My Lords, the Committee will also consider the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.
The schemes we are debating today provide vital support to people who have developed certain dust-related diseases, often caused by occupational exposure to asbestos and other harmful dusts. This …..." Baroness Sherlock - View Speech