Implementation of the 1995 and 2011 Pension Acts

Debate between Alan Brown and Scott Mann

Tuesday 11th October 2016 Commons Chamber

Scott Mann (North Cornwall) (Con)

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I rise to present petitions on behalf of the residents of North Cornwall and of Camborne and Redruth in the same terms as the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South, and on behalf of our Cornish WASPI women.

The Petition of residents of North Cornwall.

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The Petition of residents of Camborne and Redruth.

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Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)

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I rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun in the same terms as the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South. It is signed by 160 people, but supported by many more due to the unfairness of the situation.

The Petition of residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun.

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Tax Credits

Debate between Alan Brown and Scott Mann

Thursday 29th October 2015 Commons Chamber

[Scott Mann (North Cornwall) (Con)]

I thank the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field) for securing the debate. This is the first opportunity that I have had to contribute to the tax credits debate.

The primary aim of this Government is to pay down the deficit, reduce public spending and unshackle the £3,000 that hangs around the neck of every child that is born in the UK. The Prime Minister has lifted thousands of people in my constituency out of income tax altogether, given 30 hours of free childcare and introduced the new living wage. I am proud to associate myself with those measures.

When tax credits were first introduced by Labour, they cost £4 billion a year. This year, I believe, they cost £30 billion, so they clearly need reform.

[Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)]

Does the hon. Gentleman understand that working tax credits and tax credits are means-tested welfare benefits, so if the welfare bill has gone up, it is because families’ incomes have not risen significantly? That is the real reason why the bill has increased, so we need to get incomes to rise.

[Scott Mann]

I accept the hon. Gentleman’s point, but we are looking to increase the living wage to ensure that people are better off in work than out of work.