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Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 September 2026

Debate

Working-age Welfare System

Contribution

My Lords, in September 2025, the leader of the Opposition, my right honourable friend Kemi Badenoch, offered the Government Conservative support for serious welfare reform in light of the warning that the cost of sickness benefit could rise to £100 billion by 2030. Will the Minister tell the House whether the new Prime Minister will take a different approach to that of his predecessor and work constructively with the Opposition to bring this rapidly rising and unaffordable welfare bill under control?

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