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Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) amendments to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill.Tuesday 3 February—Second Reading of the Universal - Speech Link
2: Ian Lavery (Lab - Blyth and Ashington) It is an essential public service, and at the heart of it is the USO—the universal service obligation - Speech Link
3: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) It is to the credit of my hon. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Warm Homes Plan - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Ed Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) For the first time, we have a universal offer of £2,500 for a heat battery or air-to-air heat pump, as - Speech Link
2: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) I congratulate the Secretary of State—very warmly—on the warm homes plan, and not least on the universal - Speech Link
3: Ed Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) Friend’s question, I do think that the Chancellor deserves real credit for this plan, because she has - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Jo Stevens (Lab - Cardiff East) We have also uprated the universal credit standard allowance by over 6%—the first ever permanent real-terms - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Meston (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Some local authorities do this work, but it should be universal. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) The Government can provide financial support through the carer’s allowance and universal credit to those - Speech Link
3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) know we have a heavy schedule of business, but I think I am right in saying that there has been universal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) credit will be entitled to free school meals. - Speech Link
2: None The noble Baroness is the anti-Thatcher of the Conservative Party, and she deserves credit for turning - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) First, by virtue of the fact that it is now open to all those on universal credit without the £7,400 - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) challenges.In talking about bus services, the noble Lord reminded me of when I did a review of the universal - Speech Link
2: Baroness Janke (LD - Life peer) Mayors do not have the confidence of the population all over the country, so imposing a universal model - Speech Link
3: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) I think there is universal agreement across the Committee that devolution is desirable and that local - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Youth Unemployment - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) Government’s job guarantee, which will come in after 18 months with a guaranteed job for all those on universal - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) period, which is why we will fully fund the job opportunities for young people who have been on universal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage: Part 1 - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) Police—I know that West Midlands Police have been busy doing other things, not always to their great credit - Speech Link
2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) their policy, saying:“The recording of, and response to, non-crime hate incidents does not have universal - Speech Link
3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) However, despite that universal acknowledgement that non-crime hate incidents are not fit for purpose - Speech Link


Written Statements
Universal Credit Entitlement: Offenders Detained in Hospital - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) Our welfare system, through benefits like universal credit, provides a crucial safety net to millions - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Food Inflation - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) Over half of people receiving universal credit experienced hunger last year and 87% of people referred - Speech Link
2: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) As independent process to set universal credit could advise the Government to ensure that rates are based - Speech Link
3: Brian Leishman (Lab - Alloa and Grangemouth) In fact, just over half of the people on universal credit in the UK experienced hunger last year, and - Speech Link