Oral Question·Treasury
“What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of reviewing the inflationary uplift in universal credit in response to the increase in the cost of living.”
Tabled: 9 March 2022Answered: 15 March 2022
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
Yvette Cooper
I agree with my hon. Friend. We need to increase the economic pressure on Putin. We need to choke off the supply of Russian oil and gas into international markets. Our package of sanctions, including on the two biggest Russian oil producers, is a substantial step forward. It is welcome that other countries, including the US, are now doing the same. It is only through international action that we will have that impact.