In addition to emphasising the benefits to small businesses of the measures in the Bill, will my right hon. Friend resist the siren calls to deal with the matter purely through the tax system, which is a regressive way of dealing with it? Maternity rights and benefits have benefited a lot of low-earning families and dealing with the matter through the tax system will benefit only those who can afford to live on one wage.
Work and Families Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Helen Jones
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 December 2005.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Work and Families Bill.
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