Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Sharma and Lord Cryer

Monday 19th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Alok Sharma]

I hope that the right hon. Lady would also recognise that there are 1 million fewer people living in absolute poverty now than in 2010, when she was in government. If she is concerned about her constituents, I would be happy to talk to her and her local jobcentre to provide them with the assurances that they need.

[John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)]

The target is getting 200,000 extra people into work through universal credit. How many have been delivered so far?

[Alok Sharma]

Since the hon. Gentleman is keen to talk about the number of people in work, I point him to the universal credit claimant survey, which we published in June. It showed that under universal credit, employment levels almost double between the point of the claim and nine months into it.