Under-occupancy Penalty Debate
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Gerald Jones
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(8 years, 3 months ago)
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Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)
The bedroom tax is the most unpopular tax since another Tory invention, the poll tax. Given the recent judgment, surely this is an opportunity for the Government to review their position. Why will they not take that opportunity and scrap the tax once and for all?
Justin Tomlinson
First, I gently remind the hon. Gentleman that this is not a tax. Secondly, if it was so desperately unpopular, why are we in government?