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16 Jun 2025, 8:58 p.m. - House of Commons "honourable member and Lord Freud who instigated this debate. I thought she made a fantastic speech. And the other contributions that the " Florence Eshalomi MP (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jun 2025, 8:58 p.m. - House of Commons ">> I would like to thank the honourable member and Lord Freud who " Florence Eshalomi MP (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Nov 2025, 12:43 p.m. - House of Lords "removals. Or Lord Freud. " Lord German (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 1:07 p.m. - House of Lords " Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Lord Freud go to the next speaker. I'd just like to remind your Lordships' House this is a " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Feb 2026, 2:10 p.m. - House of Commons "Minister Lord Freud described it as vicious, said it had been forced on " Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP (Wolverhampton South East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Feb 2026, 3:28 p.m. - House of Lords "spending as a result of abolishing the two child limit, which even the noble Lord, Lord Freud, who introduced it, described as vicious. " Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jul 2026, 11:47 a.m. - House of Lords " Can I thank the noble Lord Freud >> Can I thank the noble Lord Freud very timely comments? I do want to reassure him that the delay was " Baroness Blake of Leeds (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jul 2026, 12:58 p.m. - House of Lords "significantly, the abolition of what the noble Lord Lord Freud " Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Government Record on Education, Employment and Welfare
55 speeches (19,531 words) Thursday 16th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) the overall level of UC deductions and, most significantly, the abolition of what the noble Lord, Lord Freud - Link to Speech |
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Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
11 speeches (3,861 words) Monday 2nd March 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Donaghy (Lab - Life peer) I remind the Committee that the noble Lord, Lord Freud, introduced the legislation, for which thanks - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) schemes.It was good of my noble friend Lady Donaghy to acknowledge the work of the noble Lord, Lord Freud - Link to Speech |
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Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026
14 speeches (5,068 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) the significant impact that the very welcome abolition of the “vicious”—to quote the noble Lord, Lord Freud - Link to Speech |
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Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
282 speeches (45,598 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) Former Tory Welfare Minister Lord Freud described it as “vicious” and said it had been forced on the - Link to Speech |
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Two-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born Children
17 speeches (1,877 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) concerns increased spending as a result of abolishing the two-child limit, which even the noble Lord, Lord Freud - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 10th October 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2015-16 (complete session) Work and Pensions Committee Found: Lord Freud , Minister for Welfare Reform and Andrew Rhodes , Benefits Services Director, Department |
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Thursday 10th October 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2013-14 (complete session) Work and Pensions Committee Found: Universal Credit Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Lord Freud |
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Thursday 10th October 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2012-13 (complete session) Work and Pensions Committee Found: Universal Credit Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State, and Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare |
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Thursday 10th October 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2010-12 (complete session) Work and Pensions Committee Found: Changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 budget Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: family member Mrs Miller‟s husband is a partner in Bevan Brittan, a firm of solicitors. 44 Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: govuk-table__cell">Department for Work and Pensions | Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: govuk-table__cell">Department for Work and Pensions | Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Lord Freud, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State No relevant interest. 44 GOVERNMENT WHIPS |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Cancer care Patron, Full of Life Patron, Queenies Christmas Charity Founder, If Chloe Can Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Wymering Manor Trust Patron, Enable Ability, Portsmouth Patron, The Victoria Cross The Rt Hon Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: self-employed: current client contract with The Go Partnership on behalf of NASDAQ The Rt Hon Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: self-employed: current client contract with The Go Partnership on behalf of NASDAQ The Rt Hon Lord Freud |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: govuk-table__cell">Department for Work and Pensions | Lord Freud |
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Wednesday 17th July 2019
Source Page: Rent policy review: final report Document: Rent policy review: final report (PDF) Found: Review) Freud and Green (2016) Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Written statement - HLWS273, Lord Freud |
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Thursday 5th March 2015
Source Page: Written Statement - Direct Payment of Housing Benefit in the Social Rented Sector and Sustainable Tenancies (5 March 2015) Document: Written Statement - Direct Payment of Housing Benefit in the Social Rented Sector and Sustainable Tenancies (5 March 2015) (webpage) Found: to recommendation 15 , regarding tenants’ choice on payment of benefit, I had already written to Lord Freud |
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Wednesday 15th May 2013
Source Page: Advice services review Document: Advice services review (PDF) Found: highlight the welfare reform issues of greatest concern and had meetings with Welfare Reform Minister, Lord Freud |
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Monday 18th February 2013
Source Page: Written Statement - Analysing the impact of the UK Government’s welfare reforms in Wales – Stage 2 (18 February 2013) Document: Written Statement - Analysing the impact of the UK Government’s welfare reforms in Wales – Stage 2 (18 February 2013) (webpage) Found: I recently met the UK Government’s Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, to explore possible flexibilities |
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4. Statement by the Minister for Housing and Local Government: Child Poverty Progress Report 2019
Tuesday 10th December 2019 Mentions: 1: None Given that many of the welfare cuts were started under Labour in Westminster when Tony Blair gave Lord Freud - Link to Speech |