Welfare Reform Bill

Debate between Lord Skelmersdale and Lord German

Monday 21st November 2011 Grand Committee

[Lord Skelmersdale]

My Lords, as I understand it, everyone with children gets child benefit, so you can cut that out quite regularly because you know that it is going to come under subsection (4)(c)—that is inevitable. As I said at the beginning, we will find out from my noble friend what exceptions the Government are currently planning in order to change what the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, calls apples and pears into apples and apples or perhaps pears and pears.

[Lord German]

My Lords—

Pensions: Britons Living Abroad

Debate between Lord Skelmersdale and Lord German

Wednesday 9th March 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord German]

My Lords—

[Lord Skelmersdale]

My Lords, would my noble friend accept that what matters when paying British pensions to pensioners in places such as Canada is reciprocity? In other words, if the Britons in Canada are paid the Canadian pension and the Canadian pensioners in this country are paid British pensions, that would be regarded as a fair deal. What discussions on reciprocity are going on at the moment between his department and overseas Governments?