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EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes
Monday 7th January 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alok Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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I would be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the matter.

Eddie Hughes Portrait Eddie Hughes (Walsall North) (Con)
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Can the Minister reassure my constituents who have heard claims that some housing associations are refusing to accept tenants in receipt of universal credit by giving an assurance that the Government will make sure this is never the case?

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My hon. Friend has huge experience of the housing sector of course, and I thank him for the work he does in his constituency; I have been to visit him. The landlord portal has now been rolled out across almost 70% of the social housing sector, but I will be happy to discuss with him any specific cases he wants to raise.

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