HL Deb 19 July 2001 vol 626 c149WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they accept the view expressed by Lord Scott of Foscote in his dissenting speech of 28 June 2001 in Chief Adjudication Officer v. Stafford and Another that the effect of the relevant social security legislation on school ancillary workers who are single and not eligible for Family Credits is that they are "firmly caught in a poverty trap", if so, whether they will introduce amending legislation to eliminate the poverty trap; and, if not, what are their reasons for disagreeing with his conclusion. [HL147]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

The Government are considering the House of Lords judgment of 28 June.