90%
True
We're investing 280 million pounds in pride in place across 14 Scottish communities.
The UK Government confirmed in 2025 that up to £280 million would be shared among 14 communities in Scotland (across 12 local authority areas) under the Pride in Place programme, each set to receive up to £20 million over the next decade. The figures match the Prime Minister's claim.
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92%
True
[We] just announced an AI growth zone in Lanarkshire.
The UK Government designated Lanarkshire (North Lanarkshire) as an AI Growth Zone, announced on 4 February 2026 — the same day as this PMQs session. The announcement projected more than 3,400 jobs and unlocked billions in private data-centre investment, confirming the claim.
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88%
True
We are committed to ending the use of all [asylum] hotels. There are now just under 200 compared to the 400 under the previous government.
Home Office figures show the number of asylum hotels peaked at around 400 in summer 2023 under the previous government, and had fallen to 197 as of 5 January 2026 — 'just under 200'. Both figures cited by the Prime Minister are accurate.
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75%
True
[Labour MPs voting] to remove half a million children from poverty... after hundreds of thousands were plunged into poverty by the party opposite.
Government and Resolution Foundation analysis estimates that scrapping the two-child benefit limit lifts around 450,000 children out of poverty by 2029-30, rising to over 550,000 when combined with other measures in the child poverty strategy. 'Half a million' is a reasonable rounding, so the core claim holds.
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True
A future that should be bright given the 10 billion frigate deal with Norway.
On 31 August 2025 the UK and Norway signed a £10 billion intergovernmental agreement for at least five Type 26 anti-submarine frigates, described by the MoD as its biggest ever warship export by value. The figure and counterpart are correct.
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We invested 200 million in Octric semiconductors in his constituency last year.
In 2025 the MoD announced up to £200 million of investment in Octric Semiconductors, the Newton Aycliffe (County Durham) compound-semiconductor fab nationalised in 2024, as part of a 10-year programme. The £200m figure matches, though it is a defence/MoD investment rather than a generic government one.
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We're investing a record 3.5 billion in homelessness services and 950 million in local authority housing fund to deliver better quality temporary accommodation.
The government's National Plan to End Homelessness (December 2025) commits £3.5 billion to homelessness and rough-sleeping services over three years and £950 million via the fourth round of the Local Authority Housing Fund to increase good-quality temporary accommodation. Both figures match.
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This is a man [Peter Mandelson] who had been sacked from cabinet twice already for unethical behaviour.
Mandelson did leave the Cabinet twice under ethics clouds — December 1998 (undeclared home loan from Geoffrey Robinson) and January 2001 (the Hinduja passport affair). However, on both occasions he formally resigned rather than being 'sacked', so the count is correct but the wording is imprecise.
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