New Clause 9 — Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties

Part of Local Government Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 6:00 pm on 21 May 2012.

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Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Shadow Minister (Defence) 6:00, 21 May 2012

To clarify my earlier point for the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington, who is obviously having problems with earwax tonight, I was not suggesting that pensioners should be taken out of that protection; I was making exactly the same point as my right hon. Friend is making. The fact of the matter is that the hon. Gentleman will go into the Lobby tonight to vote for some swingeing cuts to the lowest paid, including some of his constituents in Manchester, who no doubt will have their revenge at the next general election.