"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. In pension terms, what we have witnessed over recent years is an attempt to take away dignity in old age. The plans formulated to take the pensionable age beyond 65, 66 and, now, 67 simply outline this Government’s direction …..." Douglas Chapman - View Speech
"It certainly feels like, “How long is a piece of string?”, because this debate has gone on and on. Frankly, some of the conditions and situations described by other Members are totally unacceptable.
As my hon. Friend points out, it is absolutely ridiculous that women born in the ’50s have …..." Douglas Chapman - View Speech
"Tax credits were mentioned earlier. They were introduced in 1998 as a response to rising child poverty, and that met with some success. Does my hon. Friend agree that any negative changes to the tax credit regime will lead to increasing child poverty in future?..." Douglas Chapman - View Speech
"My hon. Friend will perhaps be aware of the report by the Educational Institute of Scotland called “Face up to Child Poverty”, the stand-out quote from which was:
“Not only is the incidence of poverty increasing, the nature of poverty is changing. Low wages mean that more than half (59%) …..." Douglas Chapman - View Speech