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Henry Smith Excerpts
Monday 21st May 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Guy Opperman Portrait Guy Opperman
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I look forward to working with the hon. Gentleman as we steer the DB White Paper into legislation, but the legislation is looking at the future—it is not necessarily retrospective.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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T6. Universal credit is scheduled to be introduced in Crawley on 6 June. What support will be offered to my constituents who will be affected?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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Ahead of the roll-out, my hon. Friend’s local jobcentre will speak to local partners, such as the local authority and Citizens Advice, to ensure that claimants are supported as they come on to universal credit. My officials and I will host an induction session tomorrow for all colleagues who have UC rolling out in their area in the near future, so I hope that he will join us.