I shall help the hon. Gentleman out a little. Does he accept that the cuts to tax credits are going to have a disproportionate effect on women? The Fawcett Society says that the freeze in working-age benefits will disproportionately affect women, with one fifth of women’s incomes coming in benefits compared with one tenth of men’s.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Alison Thewliss
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 July 2015.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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