Government Inconsistent on Welfare Reform
5 Mar 2007
Commenting ahead of the publication of David Freud's report on welfare reform tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Lord Oakeshott said:
"The Government is trying to carry out welfare reform by press release. Ministers are leaking new ideas and David Freud's review in the middle of the Welfare Reform Bill's progress through Parliament.
"We scrutinised the Bill for nine hours last week in the House of Lords. Now we read the policy is going to change. This is not joined-up Government."