Baroness Lister of Burtersett

My Lords, I too declare an interest as a RAMP associate. The changes to asylum law, triggered by the statement of changes, was heralded by the Home Secretary as “the most signific…

I am sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but a number of us have made the point about the thresholds for the benefit cap and the fact that child benefit is taken into account. Whe…

My Lords, it is an honour to follow the wonderful maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Antrobus, which came from both the heart and the head—there is no better combination. As sh…

My Lords, the strategy has been widely welcomed for the reasons given by my noble friend and because of its holistic cross-government approach, but there is considerable concern t…

My Lords, the child poverty and homelessness strategies have been widely welcomed, but there is growing concern that the asylum and settlement policies will, as a recent Home Affa…

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for their child poverty and homelessness strategies of their proposed changes in asylum and sett…