Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

If he will make an estimate of the number of in-work Universal Credit claimants that have had payments stopped due to errors made by his Department in the last 12 months.

Tabled: 7 May 2024Answered: 13 May 2024

Asked by

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

Heidi Alexander

I fully support the Chancellor’s call for fresh proposals for Heathrow. Some of our airports in the south-east are running at or near capacity. We cannot pretend that that is not the case, and I am not prepared to be part of a Government who duck the difficult decisions. As the person who may ultimately be taking planning decisions on any application for a third runway at Heathrow, I will judge any scheme on its merits. We will update the airports national policy statement, and any expansion scheme must meet our legal and environmental obligations.