Clause 32
2:00 pm
Paul Rowen (Rochdale, Liberal Democrat)
I should like to ask the Minister a question about the clause, and the amendments moved by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean. I particularly want to ask about subsection (3) and what is deemed to be unreasonable. Given that we are not talking about care services or health services, but about many of the services that will be provided by external providers or by universities or colleges, what thought has the Minister given to the definition of unreasonable and how will it be determined? As the hon. Member for Forest of Dean said, there might be a high initial cost, such as paying expensive fees up front when someone goes to university or college, but there will be a long-term saving if that person contributes to society during their lifetime, particularly by paying more tax. In the context of Jobcentre Plus and some of the programmes that are being run, how will the definition of what is unreasonable be exercised?