Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 8 October 2024.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan
Labour
2:10,
8 October 2024
Thanks very much. I think the key thing when it comes to child poverty is to make sure that there are opportunities also for people to get jobs, and if people are working they are able to support their families. In order to do that, we need to make sure that the child support is where it should be, and I'm pleased to say that we've seen an expansion in that in this Senedd term. But the focus, I think, on growing the economy is absolutely key, because if we grow the economy you can use those taxes in order to support the kind of social justice agenda that you and I are so interested in.
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