Universal Credit

Huw Merriman Excerpts
Tuesday 16th October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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A sentence from Bexhill and Battle.

Huw Merriman Portrait Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)
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Will the Minister give all the work coaches a big pat on the back? They will be disappointed as they listen to this type of spectacle, but they work incredibly hard to turn people’s lives around.

Alok Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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My hon. Friend is right. Work coaches across the country work incredibly hard, and I wish that Opposition Members would sometimes praise them, rather than denigrating the system.