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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 5 July 2018. It occurred during Urgent question on Universal Credit.

At Monday’s Question Time, I asked the Secretary of State two questions. On Question 5, when I asked whether she would accept the National Audit Office report’s recommendation that universal credit should not be rolled out further, she said:

“The NAO made clear quite the opposite”.—[Official Report, 2 July 2018; Vol. 644, c. 8.]

It did not. At topical questions, I asked her to reconsider. I quoted the NAO report, but she stuck to her position. On both occasions, she told the House something that she knew was not correct. Will she apologise to me and to the House, and will she accept the NAO’s recommendation that the roll-out should be stopped now?

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

644 c500 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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