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Employment in the UK has increased by more than 3.3 million since 2010 and is currently at a near record high of 32.4 million.

That is precisely why we brought in universal credit, which made sure that people could work each hour they wanted to work and were not trap

I thank my hon. Friend for her question.

As I said earlier, I will not say exactly what I have been saying in private conversations, but the hon.

The hon.

We are constantly improving universal credit in response to feedback and have implemented a wide-ranging package of improvements worth £1.5

My hon. Friend is always a good campaigner on these causes and we of course meet to discuss these matters.

The hon.

Of course we have to understand the underlying issues and problems and support people as best we can.

I have said that, under this benefit, what we sought to do was get more people into work, because that is the best way out of poverty, and t