Member

I am sorry to have to say it, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I have no faith that the Government have done the homework required to implement the scheme, and not without good reason. This is a Government who do not have a good track record on doing impact assessments or on doing their homework before major legislation is introduced, such as: the removal of the winter fuel payment from pensioners and the fallout from that; the impact of VAT on schools; the devastation to the farming community and to food security caused by the taxes on farms; and the impact on business and employment of the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions.