Child Maintenance Service

The following extract is from the Work and Pensions questions on 27 April 2026.

I thank the Minister for this and previous answers on the CMS. I hear the Government saying “when time allows”, but this really is important for the families who have suffered for too many years....

Child Maintenance Service

The following extract is from the Work and Pensions questions on 27 April 2026.

I thank the Minister for this and previous answers on the CMS. I hear the Government saying “when time allows”, but this really is important for the families who have suffered for too many years....

Lords message considered. Commons insistence on its disagreement to Lords amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88 and insistence on Commons amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P, with Commons amendments (a) to (f) proposed. Agreed to on division (279 to 164).

Lords message considered. Commons insistence on its disagreement to Lords amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88 and insistence on Commons amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P, with Commons amendments (a) to (f) proposed. Agreed to on division (279 to 164).

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

The following extract is from Work and Pensions Questions on 9 March 2026.

The working-age benefits bill is set to reach £171 billion by the end of this Parliament, yet the Government are doing nothing to get it under control. In fact, by scrapping the two-child cap, they...

Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

The following extract is from Work and Pensions Questions on 9 March 2026.

The working-age benefits bill is set to reach £171 billion by the end of this Parliament, yet the Government are doing nothing to get it under control. In fact, by scrapping the two-child cap, they...

Student Loans

The following extract is from the Opposition day debate on Student Loans on 18 March 2026.

We have heard the argument repeatedly that it was the Conservatives and the coalition Government that brought in these changes. I am someone with a plan 2 loan. I was in the generation that...

Student Loans

The following extract is from the Opposition day debate on Student Loans on 18 March 2026.

We have heard the argument repeatedly that it was the Conservatives and the coalition Government that brought in these changes. I am someone with a plan 2 loan. I was in the generation that...

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Youth Unemployment

The following extracts are from the debate on Youth Unemployment on 28 January 2026.

… That is just part of our youth guarantee, which we are rolling out so that every young person gets the chance to earn or learn; and it accounts for part of the more than £1.5...

Youth Unemployment

The following extracts are from the debate on Youth Unemployment on 28 January 2026.

… That is just part of our youth guarantee, which we are rolling out so that every young person gets the chance to earn or learn; and it accounts for part of the more than £1.5...

Young People not in Education, Employment or Training

The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on young people not in education, employment or training on 26 November 2025.

The Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), mentioned the challenges facing sectors including hospitality—I know that he has...

Young People not in Education, Employment or Training

The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on young people not in education, employment or training on 26 November 2025.

The Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), mentioned the challenges facing sectors including hospitality—I know that he has...

Programme (No. 2) motion. Agreed to on question. Consideration of Lords amendments. Clause 2, motion to disagree with Lords amendment 1 considered with further Lords amendments, amendments in lieu and motions to disagree. Lords amendments 1, 30 and 31 disagreed to with amendments made in lieu. Lords amendment 75, amendment made and as amended, agreed to. Clause 75, Lords amendment 43 disagreed to on division (268 to 80). Lords amendment 43, 84 and 97 disagreed with some amendments made in lieu. Lords amendments 2-29, 32-42, 44-74, 76-83, 95-96 and 98-121 agreed to. Motion that a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments. Agreed to on question. Reasons to be reported and communicated to the Lords.

Programme (No. 2) motion. Agreed to on question. Consideration of Lords amendments. Clause 2, motion to disagree with Lords amendment 1 considered with further Lords amendments, amendments in lieu and motions to disagree. Lords amendments 1, 30 and 31 disagreed to with amendments made in lieu. Lords amendment 75, amendment...

Topical Questions

The following extract is from questions to the Department for Work and Pensions on 27 October 2025.

When my constituents move into new social housing, they find it stripped of perfectly good white goods, curtains, carpets and so on. What can the Government do to address this? It is driving...

Topical Questions

The following extract is from questions to the Department for Work and Pensions on 27 October 2025.

When my constituents move into new social housing, they find it stripped of perfectly good white goods, curtains, carpets and so on. What can the Government do to address this? It is driving...

Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay

The following extracts are from the Westminster Hall debate on Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay on 27 October 2025.

The point about discretionary payments by the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) was well made. I have responded to a Westminster Hall debate before on that...

Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay

The following extracts are from the Westminster Hall debate on Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay on 27 October 2025.

The point about discretionary payments by the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) was well made. I have responded to a Westminster Hall debate before on that...

Report stage. New clause 17, discussed with further amendments and new clauses and agreed to. New clauses 18-20 agreed to. New clause 1 negatived on division (73 to 255). New clause 10 negatived on division (101 to 258). New clause 21 negatived on division (95 to 257). Amendments made. Schedule 3, amendment 11, negatived on division (85 to 238). Third reading. King's consent signified. Agreed to on question. Bill passed.

Report stage. New clause 17, discussed with further amendments and new clauses and agreed to. New clauses 18-20 agreed to. New clause 1 negatived on division (73 to 255). New clause 10 negatived on division (101 to 258). New clause 21 negatived on division (95 to 257). Amendments made. Schedule...

New clause 1 (Overpayments made as a result of official error) debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Offence of fraud against a public authority), discussed with new clause 15 (Offence of encouraging or assisting others to commit fraud), negatived on division (3 votes to 11). New clause 5 (Publication of results of pilot schemes) debated and withdrawn. New clause 7 (Annual reporting of amounts recovered) debated and withdrawn. New clause 8 (Publication of an Anti-Fraud and Error Technology Strategy) debated and withdrawn. New clause 9 (Impact of Act on vulnerable customers), discussed with new clause 12 (Impact of Act on people facing financial exclusion), debated and withdrawn. New clause 10 (Recovery of overpayments of Carer’s Allowance), discussed with new clause 11 (Audit of algorithmic systems used in relation to Carer’s Allowance overpayments) and an amendment, debated and withdrawn. New clause 13 (Liability orders) debated and withdrawn. New clause 14 (Inclusion of systems within the Algorithmic Transparency Reporting Standard) debated and withdrawn. New clause 15 (Offence of encouraging or assisting others to commit fraud) negatived on division (3 votes to 10). New clause 16 (Review of whistleblowing processes in relation to public sector fraud) debated and withdrawn. New clause 17 (Duty to consider domestic abuse risk to holders of joint accounts) negatived on division (6 votes to 9). Clause 99, discussed with clauses 100 to 104 stand part, agreed to. Clauses 100 to 104 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 204). Committee rose.

New clause 1 (Overpayments made as a result of official error) debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Offence of fraud against a public authority), discussed with new clause 15 (Offence of encouraging or assisting others to commit fraud), negatived on division (3 votes to 11). New clause 5 (Publication of...

Programme order amended. Clauses 92 to 97 agreed to. Clause 98, as amended, agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Programme order amended. Clauses 92 to 97 agreed to. Clause 98, as amended, agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clauses 89 to 91 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to as amended. Schedule 6 agreed to. Committee adjourned till Thursday 13 March.

Clauses 89 to 91 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to as amended. Schedule 6 agreed to. Committee adjourned till Thursday 13 March.

Clause 75 agreed to. Clause 76, discussed with clauses 77 and 78 stand part, Government amendments and new clause 3 (Application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to investigations conducted by the Department for Work and Pensions). Clause 76 agreed to, as amended. Clauses 77 and 78 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to, as amended. Clauses 79 to 88 agreed to. Committee adjourned.

Clause 75 agreed to. Clause 76, discussed with clauses 77 and 78 stand part, Government amendments and new clause 3 (Application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to investigations conducted by the Department for Work and Pensions). Clause 76 agreed to, as amended. Clauses 77 and 78 agreed...

Clauses 72 and 73 agreed to. Clause 74 agreed to on division (13 to 3). Amendment 30 to schedule 3 negatived on division (3 to 13). Amendment 29 to schedule 3 negatived on division (3 to 13). Amendment 35 to schedule 3 negatived on division (3 to 13). Schedule 3 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clauses 72 and 73 agreed to. Clause 74 agreed to on division (13 to 3). Amendment 30 to schedule 3 negatived on division (3 to 13). Amendment 29 to schedule 3 negatived on division (3 to 13). Amendment 35 to schedule 3 negatived on division (3 to 13). Schedule 3...

Clauses 5-8 agreed to with one amendment. Schedule 1 and Clauses 8-12 agreed to. Written evidence reported.

Clauses 5-8 agreed to with one amendment. Schedule 1 and Clauses 8-12 agreed to. Written evidence reported.

Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.

Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.