Member

The reason we eventually decided that we were not going to continue our support—to the disappointment of my noble friend—is quite simply that we do not believe that monitoring this is remotely possible. Monitoring some of the other grounds will be challenging, but this one will be nigh-on impossible and trying to enforce it will be equally difficult. We have absolutely no doubt that we would be developing a potential new loophole that could be abused. However, we are concerned about the impact of the Bill on the wider family of carers and are sincerely looking forward to the Casey report. I am sure that the Minister will expect us to hold their feet to the fire on the recommendations therein, and we really hope that the Government will work with carers’ charities in order to bring more fairness and humanity into the system.