I would like to finish my point. I am glad that my comments have elicited so much excitement and that lots of people want to intervene. There are basic things that we need in order to sustain life, and if someone is on poverty money—the hon. Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke) said there are 600,000 people in severe poverty—their 1% increase cannot be compared with the way that a school teacher, for example—
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Toby Perkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 January 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill.
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