Universal Credit: Delayed Roll-Out Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Delayed Roll-Out

Desmond Swayne Excerpts
Tuesday 4th February 2020

(4 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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No one should agree an embargo with the BBC and expect it to be kept, should they?

Will Quince Portrait Will Quince
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It is probably best that I do not comment on this. We had intended to come to this House this week to announce this. Unfortunately, we got this done yesterday via a letter to the Work and Pensions Committee Chair and indeed a “Dear colleague” letter to myself, and I am here today to answer Members’ questions, which I hope has been valuable.