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Ruth George
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(6 years, 2 months ago)
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Guy Opperman
I am happy to take representations from the right hon. Gentleman, and I will look at that point with my colleagues who handle universal credit.
Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab)
Bearing in mind the Secretary of State’s call for clear statistics, will she welcome today’s Library paper, which clarifies that 113,000 children will cease to receive free school meals under the proposed changes to universal credit, withdraw the claim that 50,000 more children will benefit at one point in time and bring that to the attention of the House?
Alok Sharma
A consultation is taking place, and the Department for Education will respond to it. Everyone who is currently on universal credit will have that benefit protected as long as the children remain in that education setting.