Tax Credits Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 6:45 pm on 12 June 2002.

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Photo of Lord Higgins Lord Higgins Conservative 6:45, 12 June 2002

My Lords, I have a sense of unreality at this point. Here is someone making an estimate that the board believes is fraudulent. As it believes the person will disappear before the end of the year, it makes an estimate and reduces his benefit accordingly. I suppose that there may be such cases, but it seems rather a sledgehammer to crack a nut. But we are as much against fraud as the Minister.