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Commons Chamber
Middle East: Economic Update - Tue 24 Mar 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) failed to mention was the fact that the present Prime Minister was then urging for support to be universal - Speech Link
2: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West and Pudsey) I argue that the progressive, universal approach that we are taking is the right one. - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Hunt (Con - Godalming and Ash) I actually rise to support her basic instinct, which is for targeted rather than universal support. - Speech Link
4: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West and Pudsey) The two-child limit for universal credit will be lifted from next week, and food banks have said that - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Committee stage - Fri 20 Mar 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) That is equivalent to the population of a city such as Cardiff or Glasgow. - Speech Link
2: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) I am delighted to hear that, but I can assure the noble Baroness that it is not a universal situation - Speech Link
3: Lord Gove (Con - Life peer) It is to the credit of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, that he has listened to the concerns - Speech Link
4: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) Speaking to oncologists, he learned that the universal response from all of them was that the key to - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Representation of the People Bill (First sitting)
Committee stage: 1st sitting - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) tell you: it would ensure that only“bank cards that are issued subject to a search of a consumer’s credit - Speech Link
2: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) That is universal. It is well received. - Speech Link
3: Samantha Dixon (Lab - Chester North and Neston) interministerial Government meeting late last year, and we had a presentation from the University of Glasgow - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Youth Unemployment - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) A young person under the age of 25 on the health element of universal credit is now less likely to get - Speech Link
2: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) He was responsible for a major reform to the welfare system with the introduction of universal credit - Speech Link
3: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) Glasgow has many brilliant young people who just want to work. - Speech Link
4: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) I hope that that gives hope to the young people in Glasgow. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 11 Mar 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Afzal Khan (Lab - Manchester Rusholme) The recent uprating of universal credit will be a great help for children growing up in such households - Speech Link
2: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham Yardley) abuse, ensuring that coerced debt is reflected accurately and that the severe problem of victims’ credit - Speech Link
3: Martin Rhodes (Lab - Glasgow North) The devastating fire on Union Street in Glasgow has destroyed small businesses and an iconic part of - Speech Link
4: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) Friend for raising that devastating incident for Glasgow. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 10 Mar 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) That is why we have extended free school meals to children in families receiving universal credit and - Speech Link
2: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) I have also mentioned the importance of lifting the two-child limit on universal credit, which will result - Speech Link
3: Nick Smith (Lab - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney) I will shortly be organising events in my constituency promoting pension credit take-up. - Speech Link
4: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) Friend is organising events to drive pension credit take-up, as he did last year. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
International Women’s Day - Fri 06 Mar 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) Morocco, Nepal and Sri Lanka.Turning to the United Kingdom, I welcome the decision to remove the universal - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hunter of Auchenreoch (Lab - Life peer) engineering, who led the post-Grenfell panel on fire safety and building regulations; and Muffy Calder, in Glasgow - Speech Link
3: Baroness Brady (Con - Life peer) action: to enforce equal pay at every level; to expand and make affordable, high-quality childcare universal - Speech Link
4: Baroness Thornton (Lab - Life peer) I want to mark how much I admire and credit the work of these sisters over many years.Before running - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Spring Forecast - Tue 03 Mar 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West and Pudsey) We have already made reforms to universal credit to narrow the gap between the health element and the - Speech Link
2: Toby Perkins (Lab - Chesterfield) Unlike the Conservative party, they think the UK is a good credit risk in comparison with other G7 nations - Speech Link
3: Alison Taylor (Lab - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) large infrastructure projects, in contrast with Scotland, where the SNP Government cancelled the Glasgow - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Committee of the whole House - Mon 23 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) That means that for assessment periods starting on or after 6 April, the universal credit child element - Speech Link
2: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) We estimate that the Bill will increase the universal credit award for 560,000 families, who will gain - Speech Link
3: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) We should be doing everything we can to ensure that families on universal credit can access meaningful - Speech Link
4: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) We know that lots of working people claim universal credit, but what we do not know is how many hours - Speech Link
5: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) There is an entire shadow system working alongside universal credit. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Financial Assistance) Bill, followed by Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Universal - Speech Link
2: Paul Waugh (LAB - Rochdale) Both are engineering apprentices and are a great credit to our town and borough. - Speech Link
3: Martin Rhodes (Lab - Glasgow North) Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) for people living with dementia and their carers - Speech Link