Welfare Reform Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:45 pm on 19 March 2007.

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Photo of Baroness Hollis of Heigham Baroness Hollis of Heigham Labour 3:45, 19 March 2007

My Lords, is my noble friend confirming that no staff member in a local benefit office could decide that such an activity was not part of work-related activity and therefore did not come within the earnings disregard, and that therefore the person would not be a beneficiary of the change in policy? Is he saying that that could not happen?