To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of whether the introduction of a mandatory four-year contributory period applied to both UK and EU nationals prior to eligibility for the tax credit element of universal credit would be permissible under EU law.

As the Government has made clear, it is important that we address the concerns of the British people about the EU. Part of that means reforming welfare to reduce the incentives that have encouraged migration from Europe.