Member of Parliament
Lord Sharma
Member since
20 Aug 2024
Bills sponsored
3
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2
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991
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Last spoke
14 Apr 2026
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HANSARD Universal CreditAs the hon. Lady will know, we already have a set of exemptions in the policy. We recently announced two further exemptions, but the overall policy was tested in the courts last…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind words. Again, he raises the issue of pre-population. In our response to the Social Security Advisory Committee, we have set out what…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditIf the hon. Gentleman has a specific case, I would be very happy to look at it. The timeliness of payments has been increasing under universal credit, but one reason why we may…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditI am sorry that the hon. Lady is so unhappy. I would have thought that she should be welcoming all the positive changes we have been making. Indeed, the Secretary of State was…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditPayment to a single person in a household is not a unique feature of universal credit, and such payment also exists in the legacy benefits system. The hon. Lady is right that,…14 Jan 2019
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