Part of Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at on 18 March 2024.
Mel Stride
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
My hon. Friend refers to workless households. He is absolutely right about the correlation: a child is five time more likely to be in poverty if they are growing up in a workless household. He was right to draw attention to the announcement that has been made today about even greater investment in apprenticeships, and also the change in the way that the apprenticeship levy works so that supply chains can benefit to a greater degree.