Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent and Amber Rudd

Monday 19th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Ruth Smeeth (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab)]

In advance of the imminent urgent question, I want to say that universal credit is due to be imposed on the north of my constituency just before Christmas. I wrote to the Secretary of State’s predecessor twice asking for it to be delayed, if only until the new year. Will the new Secretary of State please look favourably on this request?

[Amber Rudd]

We are not stopping, ceasing or pausing the system, but we always make sure that we change it where it needs to be changed, to ensure that it operates in people’s best interests.