"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate for their support on this. I welcome the clear statement from the noble Baroness that she agrees—which is a very good start—that the eligibility indicator in itself would not be reasonable grounds. I need to go …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, I was not going to speak on this group, but, as the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, proved the other day, Amendment 60A is not necessary because Clause 12 sets out clearly that these orders can be used only where there has been a final determination of the amount …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, I listened to the Minister, and I listened to her the other day on the same subjects regarding DDOs. A question occurs. In many cases, the amount owed is set by the court. Why, then, does the court not decide how that amount should be repaid? Why do …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, we have been debating Part 1, which gives substantial powers to the Cabinet Office when the Minister has reasonable grounds to suspect fraud, and we are about to kick off on Part 2, which gives substantial powers to the DWP. Those include police-style powers to enter private premises, …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short but informative debate. I seem to be getting a bit of a track record. I thought my previous record was managing to get an amendment signed by both the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and the noble …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, I will say very briefly that I support the concept, at least, behind these amendments. It cannot be right that the Minister marks his own homework. The noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, talked about what it says in the guidance notes. I do not know whether this is the …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"The noble Baroness mentioned a moment ago that a direct deduction order can be made only when a person has already agreed that an amount is recoverable. Could she point out where that is in the Bill? I cannot find it anywhere...." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"On Amendment 55, I understand that 24 months may not be the right number, but it cannot be right that an order can stay open indefinitely so that, 10 or 15 years later, the PSFA can suddenly start taking money from the account again. There must be some sort of …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech