Clause 10 — Responsibility for children and young persons

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 5:45 pm on 1 February 2012.

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Photo of Maria Miller Maria Miller The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 5:45, 1 February 2012

If hon. Members will forgive me, I will make a little progress, because I know that many people want to contribute to this debate.

Aside from the financial issues, there is the bigger issue of fairness, which hon. Members have talked about in their interventions. Is it fair for taxpayers to take the tough choices about where they live, only to fund tenants in the social sector to live in homes larger than they need? Is it fair that people who are renting from private landlords get housing benefit to live in accommodation that is a suitable size for their household and that those in the social sector are not so restricted?