Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kate Green and Chris Ruane

Tuesday 29th April 2014 Commons Chamber

[Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab)]

11. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of his fiscal policies on the level of child poverty.

[Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)]

14. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of his fiscal policies on the level of child poverty.

[The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nicky Morgan)]

This Government are protecting vulnerable groups while taking action to tackle the record deficit we inherited. Work remains the best way out of poverty and last month’s Budget took action to support families by making the tax and welfare system fairer and by further increasing the income tax personal allowance to £10,500 next year, which will take 3.2 million people on low incomes out of tax altogether.