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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Steve Webb MP writes: Making welfare work
February 17, 2011 6:29 PM
• [Feb 17] Steve Webb writes: AS a Lib Dem Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, I thought it would be helpful to comment on the Welfare Reform Bill published today.
I wrote in November that there is much in the Bill that we as a party should welcome. The Universal Credit sits comfortably with our own policy to introduce a single working-age benefit to replace the current nightmarishly complex system. Today's Bill lays a framework for a radical improvement in the way welfare works in this country.
. . The flexibility of Universal Credit provides a framework for a welfare system fit for the modern world and its values of fairness and responsibility are deeply Lib Dem. I am proud that Liberal Democrats have had a crucial role in shaping the impact of the policy, and I hope that all our supporters will be pleased with the Bill today.
* Steve Webb is MP for Thornbury & Yate and Minister of State for Pensions
• Steve Webb writes: Making welfare work [Lib Dem Voice Feb 17]
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