Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 25 June 2013.
Robert Halfon
Conservative, Harlow
11:30,
25 June 2013
Is my hon. Friend aware that the Government have taken 3,000 low-income people out of tax altogether in my Constituency, and have cut taxes for 40,000 low-income residents? Is this not a Government who are on the side of the poor?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
