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Finance Bill

My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I pointed out in an earlier debate on the Finance Bill that, on the day of the Budget, I received two e-mails from constituents who were in receipt of DLA. They were horrified and angry that they were being presented as part of the problem, and that they were effectively being dubbed by the Government as a burden on society. They were equally concerned by the threat that their DLA would be cut. I hope that I have demonstrated that significant anomalies exist, and that VAT bites on everyone in our society, including those whom we might fondly imagine to be exempt from it. I suggest that the Government urgently review the application of VAT to those people and bring before us a report on its impact.