Universal Credit Debate

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Nicholas Dakin

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Monday 5th November 2018

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Ah! Two distinguished ornaments of the Opposition Whips Office—what a difficult choice! I call Mr Chris Elmore.

Nicholas Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin
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Waiting to get their universal credit is causing people huge problems. Will the Secretary of State do everything she can to address that problem, because it is the main thing that comes up when people come to see me every week—almost every day—with their problems about the universal credit roll-out?

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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Absolutely, yes. Obviously, the Secretary of State before me brought in advances.

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