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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-21more like thismore than 2015-10-21
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to tax credits on child poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens South and Whiston more like this
tabling member printed
Marie Rimmer more like this
uin 901813 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-27more like thismore than 2015-10-27
answer text <p>The Government is making changes to Tax Credits which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society.</p><br /><p>We know that work is the best route out of poverty. The intended impact of these reforms is to incentivise work, ensure work always pays, and then allow people to keep more of what they earn.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-27T16:39:04.443Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-27T16:39:04.443Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer more like this