The right hon. Gentleman has made a number of assertions in his last few sentences. I wonder whether he has seen the report published this week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which states that the cuts in child benefit and tax credits
“have typically created losses double the amount of tax allowance gain for working couples, and nearly four times the amount for working lone parents.”
I wonder whether he has seen the latest HMRC report, which states that the Gini coefficient started to rise significantly in 2012-13.