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Lord Farmer (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 February 2026

Debate

Two-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born Children

Contribution

My Lords, given the scale of additional public expenditure involved, and while recognising that welfare policy will not be the primary driver of migration, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that lifting the two-child limit does not inadvertently act as a pull factor for economic migrants to present initially as asylum-seeking families, and how will this be monitored?

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