Welfare Reform Bill Paul Rowen To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what safeguards she plans to put in place to ensure that those who are paid benefits in error under the provisions of the Welfare Reform Bill will not be subject to the sanctions proposed by that Bill if enacted; and if she will make a statement. Jim Knight In cases where benefit has been paid in error then, under the provisions of the Welfare Reform Bill, sanctions would not apply.