Under-occupancy Penalty Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Under-occupancy Penalty

Chris Bryant Excerpts
Thursday 28th January 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson
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I thank my hon. Friend. I hope that that is not out of order, because I fully agree.

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)
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But it is out of order.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. If it were, I would have ruled thus, and it was not, so I did not—we will leave it at that. I am always grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his advice, even if it is proffered from a sedentary position but, in this instance, it suffers from the material disadvantage of being wrong.