Report on operation of travel authorisation amendments

Part of Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2) – in the House of Commons am 6:45 pm ar 10 Tachwedd 2009.

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Photo of Helen Goodman Helen Goodman Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) 6:45, 10 Tachwedd 2009

With the leave of the House, I am grateful for the agreement of the hon. Members for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper) and for Northavon (Steve Webb). With respect to the measure on travel documents, I hope that the evidence that we have obtained from experience abroad will be replicated, but, as the hon. Member for Northavon has acknowledged, we will make a full assessment of the pilots and bring the matter back to the House, so that all hon. Members can take a view. I also hope that he is satisfied that we are incorporating sufficient safeguards-notwithstanding his dislike of the word "safeguards"-in the administrative approach, so that people who are affected by the measures will feel that their civil liberties are protected. I commend the amendments to the House.

Lords amendment 50 agreed to.

Lords amendments 51 to 102 agreed to.