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Clause 14 — Universal credit: limited capability for work element

Department of Health — End of Life Care – in the House of Commons at 7:04 pm on 2 March 2016.

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  • Division number 204
    A majority of MPs voted against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendments 9B and 9C.—(Priti Patel.)

The House divided:

Ayes 309, Noes 275.

Division number 204 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Limited Capability for Work Component from Universal Credit — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation

A majority of MPs voted against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.

Aye: 309 MPs

No: 275 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 61 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendments9B and 9C disagreed to.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments 8B, 8C, 9B and 9C.

That Debbie Abrahams, Neil Gray, Holly Lynch, Guy Opperman, Priti Patel, David Rutley and Helen Whately be members of the Committee;

That Priti Patel be the Chair of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee;

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Guy Opperman.)

Question agreed to.

Committee to withdraw immediately; reasons to be reported and communicated to the Lords.