I wonder about the specific impact of clause 35 on bankruptcy and personal insolvency, given the loss of tax credits for middle-income families who will be faced with quite considerable personal burdens. That is part of the transfer of debt from the state to the individuals in low-income families, as highlighted by my hon. Friend and by my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy). The Insolvency Practitioners Association highlights the rapid increase in the number of personal insolvencies and bankruptcies, and perhaps the increasing cost of child care will be a factor—
Finance (No. 3) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Grahame Morris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 4 May 2011.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 3) Bill.
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