Tax Credits

Debate between Clive Efford and Martin Docherty-Hughes

Tuesday 27th October 2015 Commons Chamber

[Clive Efford]

I wait at your pleasure, Mr Speaker.

Further to that point of order, may I point out that we have had a general election this year, and that during the campaign the Government were consistently asked whether they had any intention of cutting tax credits? They consistently said that that was not their intention. It is parliamentary convention that the House of Lords does not overturn manifesto commitments, but that measure was not in the Conservative manifesto and there is clear concern in the country about it. It is right that the House of Lords should ask the Government to think again.

[Martin John Docherty (West Dunbartonshire) (SNP)]

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