Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Jake Berry Excerpts
Wednesday 9th October 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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I think that it is worth supporting marriage through the income tax system. Let me make this challenge to the Labour party: in government it gave a married tax break through the inheritance tax system; it gave a married tax break to the rich. I want to give a married tax break to everybody.

Jake Berry Portrait Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con)
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Does the Prime Minister believe that when the European Union forces my constituents to buy 20 cigarettes at a time, rather than their current 10, it will reduce the number they smoke?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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It does not, on the face of it, sound a very sensible approach. I was not aware of the specific issue, so let me have a look at it and get back to my hon. Friend.