I apologise for being controversial—the hon. Gentleman will not agree with me—but this is rather like the triple lock. The fact is that many pensioners over the age of 75 are perfectly capable of paying a licence fee, so perhaps we should concentrate resources on people who really cannot afford to pay, rather than piling up more and more benefits to pensioners. I know that is controversial, but it is a point that needs to be made.
Digital Economy Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 November 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Legislative Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on Digital Economy Bill.
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