Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Priti Patel and Anne Begg

Tuesday 4th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Priti Patel]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. When it comes to tackling the country’s economic problems, we can improve living standards only by getting more people back into work. This Government have been reducing child poverty and ensuring that work pays.

[Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab)]

Tax credits are meant to be moving into universal credit. What timetable is the Treasury working to for phasing out tax credits?

[Priti Patel]

That matter will be subject to the next Parliament.