Member

Before I finish, I will make some quick remarks about the non-Government amendments on the DWP eligibility verification measure and debt recovery powers. Amendments 2 and 5 from the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) would remove the eligibility verification measure entirely. I must resist that. We have a fundamental disagreement about the proportionality of the measure, and I think his concerns continue to be misplaced. We explored this at length in Committee. I appreciate where he is coming from and his perspective, but I disagree with him.