Paul Waugh: All Documents

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
UK-France Migration: Co-operation

"On Friday, the BBC interviewed an Egyptian economic migrant in Calais who said that he had tried and failed four times to cross the channel but, since the Prime Minister’s agreement with President Macron, he was giving up:

“I don’t want to go to Britain any more, because they are …..."
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Written Question

Universal Credit

Thursday 10th July 2025

Asked by: Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op) - Rochdale)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the five-week wait for Universal Credit on (a) debt and (b) poverty levels.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

We are reviewing Universal Credit, to make sure it is doing the job we want it to. We are committed to considering how we can support people during the Initial Assessment Period, often referred to as the 5-week wait, before they receive their first payment as part of the review and will provide an update in due course.

Published research on debt whilst on UC can be found here: Impacts of external debt for indebted Universal Credit claimants - GOV.UK; DWP ad hoc research - GOV.UK and the latest Universal Credit deductions statistics are published here Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 10 April 2025 - GOV.UK

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 416

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 356 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 469

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 331 Labour No votes vs 47 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 330 Labour Aye votes vs 37 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 135

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 364 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 47 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 242

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 35 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443