Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Motion

21:03:00

Moved by

Baroness Sherlock
That this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Social Security Advisory Committee’s Report of June 2015, to delay the enactment of the Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 until Universal Credit is fully rolled out (SI 2015/1362).

Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Baroness Sherlock
My Lords, in the absence of suitable reassurances from the Minister, I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Division 6
13/07/2015 21:03:00
Division on Baroness Sherlock’s Motion
Ayes: 135
Noes: 124
Baroness Sherlock’s Motion agreed.

21:14:00

Baroness Sherlock
Before we move on to the next business, and in the light of that result, will the Minister make a statement on how the Government propose to handle this issue?

Lord Freud
My Lords, I will not make a statement but I repeat what I said—namely that I will come back to the House at the appropriate time. I think that I set a precedent last week in finding a way to keep noble Lords informed about what is happening. I will keep noble Lords informed about how this policy is going down.