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Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill (Act 2026)

OverviewTimeline17Debates3Amendments6

  1. 1st readingCommons

    1 sitting
    Bill introduced in the Commons by
    New bill textAs introduced
    • Formal sittingnot recorded in Hansard

  5. 2nd readingCommons

    • Money resolution
    • Programme motion
    1 sitting · 1 debate · 231 speeches · 68 speakers · 1 division
    Pat McFaddenDr Luke EvansJohn SlingerAndrew PakesHelen WhatelyRebecca SmithCaroline NokesAntonia BanceDame Meg HillierDr Jeevun SandherMs Nusrat GhaniSam RushworthGraham StuartJeremy Corbyn+54
    Second ReadingCarried
    Ayes 458Noes 104

  6. Committee of the whole HouseCommons

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 62 speeches · 20 speakers · 6 amendments · 1 division
    Sir Stephen TimmsCaroline NokesJohn McDonnellRebecca SmithKirsty BlackmanDebbie AbrahamsRachael MaskellSiân BerryCharlie MaynardJeremy CorbynJim ShannonAlicia KearnsAmanda MartinAnn Davies+6
    6 amendments tabled3 Not called2 Not selected1 Negatived on division

  7. 3rd readingCommons

    1 division
    Third ReadingCarried
    Ayes 361Noes 84
    Taken in this debate

  8. 1st readingLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate
    New bill textAs brought from the Commons
    • 48th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committeeno file

  13. 2nd readingLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 33 speeches · 21 speakers
    Baroness SherlockBaroness Stedman-ScottLord BirdBaroness Lister of BurtersettBaroness AntrobusBaroness Bennett of Manor CastleBaroness Dacres of LewishamBaroness JankeBaroness Jenkin of KenningtonBaroness ShahBaroness TeatherLord BabuduLord Davies of BrixtonLord John of Southwark+7

  14. Committee negativedLords

    Taken in this debate

  15. 3rd readingLords

    Taken in this debate

  16. King Charles IIIKing Charles III grants Royal Assent, and merges this bill into law

  17. Act publishedUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Act 2026c. 13View on legislation.gov.uk ↗