Universal Credit: Low-income Families

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at on 8 May 2019.

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Photo of David Mundell David Mundell The Secretary of State for Scotland

As the hon. Lady knows, this issue has been debated frequently in this House and in the Scottish Parliament, and the justification for the process has been set out: it is actually to help people in those circumstances. As she knows, the Scottish Parliament has the power to do something different, and if it does not agree with this policy, it could do something different right now. Instead, it is focused on independence rather than on bringing in new welfare arrangements.