Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Stevenson and Sajid Javid

Tuesday 11th September 2012 Commons Chamber

[Sajid Javid]

The Government’s policies, including those of the Treasury, are helping women. The change I mentioned previously—to the personal tax credits—will take 1.1 million people out of income taxation altogether, which will disproportionately benefit women.

[John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con)]

14. What assessment he has made of the effect on the cost of living of the increase in the personal allowance.