Rebecca Smith

I think that is called general taxation, and these people have paid that throughout their working lives. Why are we now targeting them at the point at which they die, or indeed inherit money? I just d

I will follow on from my hon. Friend the Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford), who set out a huge amount of what I will talk about, not least about the constant referral to the wealthy tha

I thank the hon. Member from my neighbouring county for giving way. I think his constituents would be quite shocked at him accusing the Conservatives of being ideological. Where is the aspiration for

I wonder whether the hon. Lady might like to comment on the fact that from next April pensions will be included in what is being described as “inherited wealth”. Does she agree that pensions are not i

No, I have already given way twice. I will not get any more time. I am very sorry. We must avoid a situation in which the law views children as the state’s ultimate responsibility while parents must j

Exactly. I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. My concern is that, in some cases, clause 17 will increase the state’s power to erase one parent from a child’s life, and we know that that is of