Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds)
Debate between Liz McInnes and Caroline Nokes(7 years, 8 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
The Government included this as a manifesto commitment, and we are determined to deliver it.
Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab)
The Minister talks about an even playing field. If she is so confident that the policy is fair, why will she not publish the impact assessment? What does she have to hide?
Caroline Nokes
There is absolutely nothing to hide. I have considered my public sector equality duty carefully. As I said, the assessment was shared with the Social Security Advisory Committee, which chose not to consult on this.