The committee is chaired by Conservative MP Damian Collins.

It's other members are:

• Julie Elliott (Lab)
• Paul Farrelly (Lab)
• Simon Hart (Con)
• Julian Knight (Con)
• Ian C. Lucas (Lab)
• Christian Matheson (Lab)
• Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
• Rebecca Pow (Con)
• Jo Stevens (Lab)
• Giles Watling (Con)

Mr Collins has previously said there should be an independent assesement of the Football Association for the events that led to Mr Sampson being sacked.

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Football Association bosses will give evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee over the investigations into former England women's boss Mark Sampson's alleged racism and bullying of Eniola Aluko.

Ms Aluko will give evidence first at 2.30pm.

Mr Sampson denies the allegations and was cleared of discrimination by two inquiries - but was sacked last month for "inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour" in a previous job.

This evidence session is part of an ongoing inquiry into sports governance.

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Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke says the "fundamental purpose" of UC is to help people into work and that it does that "by making work pay".

He says the Conservatives "inherited a welfare system that puts in place barriers to people fulfilling their potential".

Universal credit folds six different benefits into one payment, which David Gauke says makes it a "simple" system where claimants "only have to deal with one organisation".

He goes on to talk about the support given to people on UC to help them back into work, like work coaches, assistance to build confidence, IT skills classes, online job search and says "it makes being out of work more like being in work".

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Shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams is listing a series of issues that she says have been exacerbated by Universal Credit.

She says that social renters on UC are, on average, £824 in arrears, compared to £451 for non-UC renters. She adds that the figures "[don't] even get in to the private sector".

She says Universal Credit claimants have higher food bank usage and that studies suggest that people on UC are more stressed than the average.

She finishes her speech by saying that the "country is at a crossroads" and that we "must all work together in the national interest to avert the disaster" that's coming if UC is rolled out in its current form.

She also asks MPs to vote with their conscience and for the government to pause the roll-out.

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Labour backbencher Angela Eagle intervenes to say that people in her Wallasey constituency have been "driven into destitution" by the mandated six week waiting time for payments from UC.

She says the full rollout in her area is due six weeks before Christmas, "leaving everybody destitute by Christmas Day".

She says her local foodbank will need to collect 15 tonnes of extra food to meet demand.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams says "this is the reality...this is happening, and as it's rolled out to a further 55 areas later this month, it's only going to get worse."

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MPs get started on today's Opposition Day debate on a Labour motion calling for a pause and overhaul of the roll-out of the Universal Credit benefit system.

The government has been under pressure from MPs on all sides of the House to rethink the system, and the work and pensions secretary announced this morning claimants would no longer need to pay to use the Universal Credit helpline, after Jeremy Corbyn raised its 55p a minute cost in Parliament last week.

Introducing the debate, shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams says Labour wants the roll-out paused until "issues" associated with it are "fixed".

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The SNP's Chris Stephens is introducing his Ten Minute Rule Bill to change the definition of a worker and make provision about workers’ rights.

He says workers' rights have been neglected and we need to redress the balance between employer and employee.

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The minister says he's "extremely sorry he started his statement with such a turn of rancour".

"This matters," he continues, "and we should be working together on making this happen."

Labour says the "further delay" shows "the government's Brexit strategy is in paralysis".

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Shadow housing secretary John Healey attacks the premise of the statement, saying 80 MPs are waiting to speak in the subsequent debate on Universal Credit.

"If he were a football referee, the Speaker would book [the minister] for time-wasting," he says.

On letting agents, he says "of course" they need to be better regulated.

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Communities and Local Government Minister Alok Sharma is making a statement on regulating property agents.

"Standards come second to the pursuit of profit" at present, he tells MPs.

The government is launching a six-week "call for evidence" to ask people about whether a regulatory overhaul of the sector is needed.

The aim is to protect consumers from unfair costs and excessive service charges and look at ways to place more power in the hands of consumers by giving leaseholders more say over their agent.

The review will also examine if a new independent regulatory body is needed - and if separate bodies should be established, for both leasehold and private rented management, and letting agents.

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The final question of the day goes to veteran Labour backbencher Dennis Skinner, who asks about accusations that fracking in his Bolsover consituency has contributed to a "deterioration" of the local water supply.

He asks if the prime minister will support a halt in progress while an investigation takes place.

The prime minister says she's "sure the issue will be properly looked into" but adds that the UK needs fracking because it needs a "safe and reliable" supply of energy for the future.

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Conservative Philip Davies refers to Labour and the SNP's condemnation of countenancing leaving the EU without a deal, saying: "Nobody with an ounce of common sense would announce that in advance - it's not a negotiation it's a capitulation".

Theresa May says unlike them she won't "accept a deal at any price no matter the damage to the taxpayer".

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Tory MP Douglas Ross is to miss a vote on Universal Credit to be an assistant referee at a Champions League match.

Mr Ross will be in Spain on Wednesday for the Barcelona v Olympiakos game as a debate is held at Westminster.

The Moray MP, who has been backed by his party, was not down to speak before the vote on the new benefit.

The former MSP was criticised in November last year for missing a Holyrood committee to run the line in a Champions League match in Portugal.

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SNP MP John McNally points out that the MP for Moray is not in his place - and he brandishes a red card...

Why? Because Douglas Ross, the MP in question, is an assistant referee who is working at a Champions League match today.

What does this say to hard working members of the public who are expected to turn up for their day jobs or face sanctions? Mr McNally asks.

Theresa May says the constituents of Moray will be pleased to have a Conservative member of Parliament; and the Tory MPs are "doing more" for the interests of Scotland than the SNP.