Debate on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, in the House of Commons, led by Neil Duncan-Jordan. The answering member was Diana Johnson.

Poverty and Welfare Policies

Motion that this House has considered poverty and Government welfare policies. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 778 cc58-65WH
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 c58WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered poverty and Government welfare policies.
<...; Jim Shannon | 778 c58WH (Link to this contribution)
I commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward. I wish to bring to the Minister’s a...; Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 cc58-9WH (Link to this contribution)
I will come later to the debate we had about PIP. I absolutely agree, and all the evidence shows,...; John Milne | 778 c59WH (Link to this contribution)
We keep hearing that disability spending, and welfare spending in general, is spiralling out of c...; Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 c59WH (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree—in fact, the hon. Member must have read part of my speech, because I will come...; Rachael Maskell | 778 c59WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for today’s debate. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s essentials g...; Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 cc59-60WH (Link to this contribution)
Yes, and I cover the JRF’s demands for an essentials guarantee a bit later in my speech—it will b...; Ian Byrne | 778 c60WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his hugely important speech. He has touched on some of the horrific st...; Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 c60WH (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his work on food poverty and the need for a proper food polic...; Daniel Francis | 778 c61WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. One of the most important ways to support people ...; Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 c61WH (Link to this contribution)
Yes, absolutely. It is important that those who can work have the opportunity and the support to ...; Ian Lavery | 778 c61WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his powerful contribution with regard to poverty. What concerns me gre...; Neil Duncan-Jordan | 778 c61WH (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s contribution. Whether it is fuel poverty, food poverty o...; Diana Johnson | 778 cc61-3WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate my hon. Fr...; Alison Bennett | 778 c63WH (Link to this contribution)
The Carer’s Leave Act 2023, introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Wendy Ch...; Diana Johnson | 778 cc63-5WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. I will take the opportunity to reflect on ...
Subjects: Poverty Disadvantaged Families Expenditure Pensioners Universal credit Social security
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Poverty and Welfare Policies

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