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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Oct 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill

"I agree with the powerful point that my hon. Friend makes. In fact, I am about to talk about the benefits cap that the Bill quite rightly introduces. The New Statesman, by any measure the house journal of the Labour party, states:

“Most voters regard a cap of £26,000 …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Oct 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill

"I will not give way, as we are short of time.

Let us look at what happened when the £26,000 cap was introduced: 16,000 households moved back into work, and capped households are 41% more likely to move into work. When asked, 38% of those who had been capped said …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jun 2015
Greece

"Many of my constituents in North Devon have raised with me time and again their opposition to the notion of the United Kingdom ever joining the eurozone. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the current chaos in Greece absolutely justifies their opposition, and will he once again take this …..."
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