Debates between Seema Malhotra and Barbara Keeley during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Tue 20th Oct 2015

Tax Credits

Debate between Seema Malhotra and Barbara Keeley
Tuesday 20th October 2015

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Seema Malhotra Portrait Seema Malhotra
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Perhaps the hon. Gentleman needs to talk to the Prime Minister about why he said on “Question Time” during the election that he would not cut tax credits. That is a conversation for him to have with the Prime Minister.

Barbara Keeley Portrait Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab)
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The hon. Member for Croydon South (Chris Philp) talks about the Conservative manifesto, but the manifesto cannot have outlined that 689,000 carers might be affected. Those who care 35 hours a week and then try to work 16 hours on the national minimum wage will be hit. What do Conservative Members have to say about that?

Seema Malhotra Portrait Seema Malhotra
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My hon. Friend makes her point incredibly well. It is those who are working so hard to support us in every sphere—in our public services and the economy—who will be hit the hardest by this move. I hope that the Government will change their mind today. I will make some more progress before I take further interventions.

The Chancellor says that he wants a low-welfare, low-tax, high-wage economy—this may come as a surprise, but of course we all do—but what he says and what he does are two different things.