division_name: Finance Bill (Ways and Means) &#8212; New Clause 8 &#8212; Report on the additional rate of income tax
motion: <p class="" pid="a.611.4/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.611.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The Government have previously declared that we are &#8220;all in this together&#8221;, and I want to develop that theme. I am sure the Exchequer Secretary will be listening intently. They have insisted that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the greatest burden, but in Work and Pensions questions earlier, we heard that some Opposition Members are somewhat sceptical about that claim. Although the Government have also consistently told us that their priority is to cut the deficit by what they describe as &#8220;fair and reasonable means&#8221;, in politics it is actions, not mere words, that show priorities. The same Government, in tough times and against the backdrop of falling living standards&#8212;borrowing up last year, growth continuing to flatline and drastic cuts being made to benefits for hard-working families&#8212;have decided to give millionaires a tax cut. <i>[Interruption.] </i>I hear <phrase class="honfriend" id="uk.org.publicwhip/member/40076" name="Graham Stuart">the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr Stuart)</phrase> call out that that is nonsense. I am more than willing to take an intervention from him should he wish to justify the tax cut for millionaires.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.641.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.641.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.641.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 229, Noes 290.</p>