Pensions and Social Security

Iain Duncan Smith Excerpts
Wednesday 13th February 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gregg McClymont Portrait Gregg McClymont
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The Minister is determined to tease out from the Opposition what will be in our next manifesto. Our position is clear, and he is obviously trying to deflect attention from this real-terms cut in the pension.

Iain Duncan Smith Portrait The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith)
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Come on, Greg, you can do it. Just tell us!

Gregg McClymont Portrait Gregg McClymont
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The Secretary of State must be less exuberant from a sedentary position.

I shall move rapidly on to the strivers tax. It is clear that strivers have been hit by a tax to pay the cost of the Government’s economic failure, while at the same time millionaires have received a £107,000 tax cut.