Clause 1
Finance Bill
11:15 am
Philip Hammond (Shadow Chief Secretary To the Treasury, Treasury; Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
It is not made up. I have the document in my filing drawer and will produce it for the hon. Gentleman this afternoon if he would like me to. However, he makes a fair point. Buried beneath the usual Liberal Democrat stuff is a serious point. The starting rate of 20p is still a high threshold for those going into work and earning for the first time, and I think that probably even the Prime Minister is now getting that message.