Motion or amendment: Legislative Consent Motion: Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Motion or amendment by Mr Gordon Lyons on .
- MLA
- Mr Gordon Lyons
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 13 February 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment (made as a minister)
- Business
- Motion · Executive Motion
- Heading
- Legislative Consent Motion: Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
- Assembly identifier
- Document 471756
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Text
Legislative Consent Motion: Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
That this Assembly agrees, in line with section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, to the principle of the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions of the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill relating to the removal of the two-child limit as contained in clauses 2 and 3 of the Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 January 2026.
78 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.03 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.57 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.03 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.77 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.09 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.06 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.05 |
| Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits | 0.03 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 09:20 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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