Welfare Reform Bill

Baroness Garden of Frognal Excerpts

Monday 23rd January 2012 Lords Chamber

I get irritated when I hear unfortunate comments, such as that families are having children in order to get more benefits. We are talking about people with a lack of education and support. Some of the women from those communities are not in a position to make such choices. It is unfortunate that that has been mentioned. We have poorer families who are entitled to social housing—but there is a lack of social housing—and then we have families who are not. Until we hear from the Government—

[Baroness Garden of Frognal]

I apologise for interrupting my noble friend, but I think that she is trespassing again on a Second Reading speech, and I invite her to bring her comments to a conclusion.

[Baroness Hussein-Ece]

I apologise. Although we have heard the assurances that there will be transitional arrangements, I have not yet heard what those protections will be for the families who will be most affected.