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HANSARDLord MandelsonIs the wider point not that, if the Prime Minister had been duped, he would have released the papers back in September when we had the Standing Order No. 24 debate or put them out…04 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWill the hon. Member give way?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThat is far from the truth. I am simply arguing that we need to be fair to those who need the system to support them and those who contribute to it. I worry that we are pulling at…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThat is exactly right. The public will stand for a generous safety net, but they will not stand for people not trying to take things forward. I worry that, despite this…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI would credit her. She is a credit to the hon. Gentleman’s family for what she has managed to achieve. The key point I am trying to get to is that, when those people leave their…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThere are not many on the Opposition Benches—the hon. Gentleman’s party won the last election—but we know that the public support keeping this cap in place. Any poll conducted in…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWill the hon. Member give way?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI just see the irony of the hon. Member talking about linking this to alcohol, which is a serious problem. Gambling is a serious problem as well, and his party has directly linked…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWhy, in that case, was the Whip removed from Labour Members? Why is there no contingency in the Bill to ensure that someone is progressing through the system? We have heard time…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Billrose —03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThe hon. Lady talks about speaking for the public, but consistently, in all polling, 60% of Brits want to see this policy stay in place. What does she say to them?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillFairness matters, not only to those receiving the support but to those making the difficult choices without it. During the short time I have, I will talk about the principles and…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanIt is widely reported in the media that the Prime Minister and his entourage had burner phones when they went to China. Could he confirm that? If so, was the reason that he was…02 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryNegotiations may well be ongoing, but the key question is whether the UK can make a unilateral decision to give away sovereignty without the blessing of the US. This question was…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryQuite possibly. We already know that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has its blue planet programme to help to protect environmental areas that were, or are, under…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend, who has experience of running a Department. I find it all the more frustrating that Ministers cannot simply set out the difference…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentDoes the hon. Member share my concern about the graduate market? We are talking about youth unemployment, but we know from the Office for National Statistics that 257,000 Brits…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritorySpecifically on that point, the 2021 judgment did not have any British representation and rested on the UN’s non-binding judgment. We also know from the 2015 ruling that that…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territoryrose—28 Jan 2026