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Proceeding contribution from Nigel Waterson (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 July 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Caring for the Elderly.


Caring for the Elderly

The hon. Gentleman assumes that all councils will go down the route taken by some Labour and Liberal Democrat councils of cutting front-line services, instead of achieving efficiencies and savings in back-room operations, but I can tell him from my experience not only in my constituency but on the doorsteps in Norwich that the two-year council tax freeze is extremely popular, not least with pensioners, who bear the brunt of council tax rises.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
496 c368 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disability Finance Pensioners Low incomes Poverty Older people Means-tested benefits Social security benefits State retirement pensions Social services
Link
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