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Baroness Sherlock (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 February 2026

Debate

Two-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born Children

Contribution

My Lords, I am sure the House is every bit as proud of the noble Baroness as they are of Tracey Emin or any other eminent member of her family, whether they are a lawyer or a doctor, or whatever they may have done. But she makes a good point. We are investing in our children in this country because we want them to have happy, thriving childhoods, but also because, by doing that, we give them every chance of achieving what they can in life. That increases productivity and the wealth of this country. I say again that our job is to be balanced. The benefits system is here to support those for whom this is their home. Migrants have to tackle very high barriers to get them, but we should not be singling out individual children on the basis of where they were born. Let us get all kids out of poverty.

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