Does the hon. Lady agree that child benefit as we have traditionally understood it has had one great advantage, in that not only does it recognise the role of women in bringing up children, but its universality has ensured that there is virtually no fraud or error, and nor does it in any way add to the unemployment or poverty trap?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 July 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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