Spending on Welfare Benefits
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.
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Jonathan Lord almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 2 Maw 2022:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022
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On 7 Chw 2022:
Jonathan Lord Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar draft Social Security Up-rating Order 2022
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On 10 Ion 2022:
Jonathan Lord Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Welfare Cap
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On 2 Maw 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio against making the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Maw 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 23 Chw 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to remove the "work-related activity component" from the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 23 Chw 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 27 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to remove the "work-related activity component" from the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 15 Med 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to reduce the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
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On 20 Gor 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Gor 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 14 Gor 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 17 Ion 2014:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 21 Ion 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to set the rate of increase of certain benefits, payments and tax credits at 1% rather than in line with prices at 2.2% for 2014 and 2015
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On 21 Ion 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% rather allow them to be increased by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 21 Ion 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% rather than allow them to increase by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 8 Ion 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to cap any increase discretionary working age benefits and tax credits at 1% in 2014-15 and 2015-16
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On 21 Tach 2012:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Draft Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations 2012 — Individual Benefits Cap
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On 24 Hyd 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to introduce under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 21 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to add proposed exclusions from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 1 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from one year to at least 730 days.
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On 1 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to make an exception for those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing cancer treatment from the 365 day limit on receiving contribution based Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 1 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to exclude child benefit from the benefit cap.
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On 1 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher rate.
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On 31 Ion 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to move from a national council tax benefit to a system of local councils administering council tax reductions for those in financial need.
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On 15 Meh 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 13 Meh 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio against introducing a childcare element to Universal Credit.
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On 13 Meh 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio against a proposal to exclude up to fifty thousand pounds in an ISA from the assessment of capital used to determine if someone in work is eligible for Universal Credit.
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On 9 Maw 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Maw 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 18 Mai 2022:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes; retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
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On 24 Ion 2022:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments
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On 10 Ion 2022:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to balance the national budget, reduce public sector debt, ensure public sector investment does not exceed 3% of GDP, and to keep spending on welfare under the cap set.
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On 21 Med 2021:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low and middle income workers.
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On 15 Med 2021:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 23 Chw 2021:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Government's Management of the Economy
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On 18 Ion 2021:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 16 Tach 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of reductions to the work allowance element of universal credit and reductions to employment and support allowance and against analysing how changes impact those in different incomes.
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On 20 Gor 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for cuts in housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
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On 20 Gor 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for reducing public borrowing and for capping welfare spending.
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On 8 Meh 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
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On 26 Mai 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; against plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and against a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending.
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On 27 Ion 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio n favour of planned housing benefit cuts applying to those in supported housing.
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On 6 Ion 2016:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of cutting universal credit benefits for many people in paid work
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On 18 Tach 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for proposed cuts to tax credits and against investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
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On 27 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio against a transitional scheme to protect those currently receiving tax credits as reductions in the amounts paid are brought in.
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On 20 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 14 Hyd 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for reducing public borrowing and in favour of capping welfare spending.
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On 4 Meh 2015:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of proposed spending cuts and changes to the welfare system and in favour of spending on new nuclear weapons.
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On 13 Ion 2015:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update
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On 26 Maw 2014:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on Welfare Cap — Charter for Budget Responsibility
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On 25 Maw 2014:
Jonathan Lord was absent for a vote on March 2014 Budget
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On 11 Chw 2014:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to halt further spending and welfare cuts and not to investigate the impact of austerity measures on the incidence of poverty and inequality.
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On 12 Tach 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of reducing housing benefit for those deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 12 Tach 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio for a reduction in housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 27 Chw 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 8 Ion 2013:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of capping any increase in working age benefits and tax credits at 1% rather than potentially allowing them to rise by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 1 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio against those who have been ill or disabled since their youth recieving Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
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On 1 Chw 2012:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio not to require the housing cost element of universal credit be sufficient to cover the actual cost of housing for social tenants in cases where no offer of alternative accommodation has been made and the household has no more than one spare bedroom.
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On 19 Ion 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in favour of scrapping the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in England.
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On 19 Ion 2011:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio to support the Government reforms to arrangements for supporting students aged 16-19.
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On 9 Tach 2010:
Jonathan Lord wedi pleidleisio in support of government plans to reduce housing benefit for those who have been on Jobseekers Allowance for over a year.
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