Tackling Poverty in the UK

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:34 pm on 10 June 2010.

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Photo of Chris Williamson Chris Williamson Labour, Derby North 2:34, 10 June 2010

Does my right hon. Friend agree that measures such as the future jobs fund, tax credits and the increase in child benefit provide an important pathway out of poverty? I hope that he will touch on that-I see from his notes that he might-because I am very concerned about the coalition Government's proposals to undermine those schemes.