Proceeding contribution from Luke Evans (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 1 December 2025. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions.
Budget Resolutions
When it comes to making decisions about poverty, it is difficult, so I would be grateful to understand the Secretary of State decision to change the winter fuel payments, which the Government’s own analysis said put 100,000 people into relative poverty and 50,000 people immediately into absolute poverty. Those are decisions that he and his Government made because they were concerned about the finances of the country. The Opposition now have similar concerns with regard to the child benefit cap changes, and yet the Government have made a different decision. Could he explain the reasons why there is a difference?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 776 c687
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- 2024-26
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Poverty Children Business Employment Housing Families Energy supply Infrastructure Industry Fiscal policy Economic situation Fossil fuels Electric vehicles Forecasts NHS Low incomes Nuclear power Public expenditure Prices Social security benefits Schools Renewable energy Taxation Cost of living Brexit Budget November 2025
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- 2025-12-02 10:42:51 +0000
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