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EU Exit Negotiations
Monday 15th October 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justin Tomlinson Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Justin Tomlinson)
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I know that my hon. Friend has great experience in this area, and I should be very excited to hear about those proposals in more detail. I am keen to meet him to establish whether any lessons can be learned.

Stephen Lloyd Portrait Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD)
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T4. Shortly after the 2015 general election, the then Chancellor removed £3 billion per annum from universal credit. That would never have been allowed to happen had the Liberals still been in government. Members of all parties in the House have urged the Secretary of State to urge the Chancellor to replace the £3 billion work allowance so that work really does pay; will she do so?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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It is absolutely clear that under universal credit work is paying. That is why we have over 3 million more people in jobs than in 2010.

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