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Debate between Lord Swire and Damian Hinds
Monday 13th November 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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On the contrary, universal credit specifically responds each month to what a person’s earnings have been in that month. That is at the heart of its design. We want to help people in self-employment to grow their earnings and to ensure that they have sustainable remunerative work, so we have introduced a programme within the new enterprise allowance to help people to do just that.

Lord Swire Portrait Sir Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)
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Great unhappiness continues to surround the issue of pensions and the WASPI women, many of whom have come to see us in our constituencies. I believe that there will be a debate next April on a private Member’s Bill on the matter. Given the continuing accusations and counter-accusations about whether people were told about the changes, does my right hon. Friend agree that such a debate will be worthwhile?