Social Security Payments: Uprating

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard Excerpts

Monday 10th October 2022 Lords Chamber

[Lord Davies of Gower (Con)]

I thank the noble Lord for making that point. I absolutely agree with him.

[Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (CB)]

The word from Birmingham seemed to be that we should be more concerned with growing the cake than slicing it fairly. Does the Minister agree that sustainable growth requires social stability and, therefore, that to break the Johnson promise on welfare uprating during an acute cost of living crisis would be as bad economics as it would be bad politics?

[Lord Davies of Gower (Con)]

I am afraid I did not quite get all of the question, but perhaps I could come back to the noble Lord later with an answer on that point.