>> derek brown cares for his wife margaret, in their northallerton home.to talk due to dementia. >> when she forgets your name and when she looks at you as if who are you? that's really hard. and the first time it happens, it's like a knife going in you. it really is the person you've been married to for 15 years doesn't know who you are, and it really , really hurts. but in really, really hurts. but in time, you learn to live with it. you learn to blame the disease. >> as one of the 900,000 people with dementia in the uk , with dementia in the uk, margaret's exempt from paying council tax . and so derek council tax. and so derek qualifies for a 25% discount. but he fears the cost should the reduction be scrapped. >> we're losing the £300 heating allowance and the average price, the average value of the council tax discount is just over £500 a yeah tax discount is just over £500 a year. so the government are talking about taking away £500 from people who've got dementia. how are they going to survive campaigning for those with dementia and their carers? >>

>> derek brown cares for his wife margaret in their northallerton home. >> margaret can no longer walk you as if who are you ? that's really hard. who are you? that's really hard. and the first time it happens, it's like a knife going in you. it really is the person you've been married to for 15 years doesn't know who you are, and it really , really hurts. but in really, really hurts. but in time, you learn to live with it. you learn to blame the disease as one of the 900,000 people with dementia in the uk, margaret is exempt from paying council tax. >> and so derek qualifies for a 25% discount. but he fears the cost should the reduction be scrapped. >> we're losing the £300 heating allowance and the average price, the average value of the council tax discount is just over £500 a yeah tax discount is just over £500 a year. so the government are talking about taking away £500 from people who've got dementia. how are they going to survive campaigning for those with dementia and their carers? >> derek pressed for a change in the law to backdate council tax discounts for those with the dis

like to mark the fact that this is the last time the right honourable member for richmond and northallerton will appear at the despatch box dunng will appear at the despatch box during pmqs. it is a bit more to do afterwards, but he has spoken at this despatch box as chancellor of the exchequer, the prime minister, the leader of the opposition and after today we all look forward to his continued contributions from the backbenches. continued contributions from the backbenches . we wish him . we backbenches. we wish him. we wish him and his family well in the future endeavours . and i say the future endeavours. and i say personally, thank you for a working relationship. we now come to prime minister's questions. i call katrina murray. >> mr speaker, thank you, mr. >> mr speaker, thank you, mr. >> thank you, mr speaker. i wish everyone celebrating in the uk and around the world a joyful diwali, a time to come together to celebrate and focus on a brighter future. last diwali, the leader of the opposition and his family lit the dears outside 10 downing street. it was a significant moment in our

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