Debates between Alan Mak and Iain Stewart during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alan Mak and Iain Stewart
Tuesday 16th June 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Mak Portrait Alan Mak (Havant) (Con)
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8. What steps his Department is taking to (a) support savers and (b) promote home ownership.

Iain Stewart Portrait Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con)
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13. What steps his Department is taking to (a) support savers and (b) promote home ownership.

Harriett Baldwin Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin)
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The Government stand firmly on the side of people who want to work hard, save up, buy their own homes, and retire with dignity. We have increased allowances for individual savings accounts, introduced the Help to Buy scheme, pensioner bonds and pension freedoms, and taken 95% of people out of tax on their savings.