Poverty Programmes: Audit Debate
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Lord Watts
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(8Â years ago)
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Lord Freud
My Lords, there is a different process for asylum seekers. However, once they have the right to remain, they are entitled to our welfare support.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, will the Minister guarantee that the anti-poverty measures which the Government have put in place will be measured independently, that those independent reports will be published, and that if the Government’s measures are found to be failing, they will change policy?
Lord Freud
The noble Lord will be aware that we publish an enormous number of reports, many of which are independent. Indeed, many of them have been developed at the request of this House.