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Lords Chamber
Sentencing Bill
Report stage: Part 1 - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: None amendment would mean that the presumption for a suspended sentence would apply to sentences before credit - Speech Link
2: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) the interaction between the presumption of suspended sentences in Clause 1 and the application of credit - Speech Link
3: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) So, Amendment 68 no longer imposes a universal obligation. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Graduate Jobs - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) At the other level, for example for young people who have been on universal credit for 18 months looking - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Poverty and Welfare Policies - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Lab - Poole) Right now, five in six low-income households on universal credit are going without essentials, and nearly - Speech Link
2: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham) We know that people are struggling, and we understand the critical role of universal credit in tackling - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Bills Presented - Tue 06 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None , Lee Anderson, Danny Kruger and Sarah Pochin, presented a Bill to restrict eligibility to claim Universal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Report stage - Mon 05 Jan 2026
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord De Mauley (Con - Excepted Hereditary) While not universal, this sentiment was strongest among UK-based Chagossian and was shared by a significant - Speech Link
2: Lord Grocott (Lab - Life peer) The credit for that, more than anything, should go to our chairman, the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Nick Smith (Lab - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney) Does the Leader of the House agree that Ofcom should ensure that Royal Mail meets its universal service - Speech Link
2: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) Treasury measure that by looking at how many people are claiming unemployment benefits, such as universal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Pension Schemes Bill
2nd reading - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Wood of Anfield (Lab - Life peer) former colleagues of the noble Baroness, Lady White, some of whom are here today, they will find universal - Speech Link
2: Viscount Trenchard (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The removal of the dividend tax credit has been estimated to have cost occupational pension schemes over - Speech Link
3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) We are laying the groundwork for the first major step forward in this area, and I think that some credit - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Jobs Market: Wider Economic Implications - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) We are creating guaranteed jobs for young people who are long-term unemployed on universal credit, and - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Housing Development: Cumulative Impacts - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: John Milne (LD - Horsham) To his credit, the current Minister understands the situation perfectly well. - Speech Link
2: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) have called for the swift redevelopment of brownfield sites, something that—to give the Minister credit—he - Speech Link
3: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) Gentleman’s Liberal Democrat colleagues also made it, so there is universal acclaim for his claim, but - Speech Link
4: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) It is not my party’s fault that we do not have universal coverage of local plans. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Free School Meals - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) review period to fully fund our significant expansion of free meals to all households in receipt of universal - Speech Link