Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the most exciting prospects for an incoming Conservative Government is to tackle the position of so many people who are stuck in poverty? They might be at a higher level than they were when this Government came to power, but none the less the poverty traps remain, and we need fundamental reform, looking very much at the way in which benefit and tax work together to disincentivise people who want to get on and improve their lives and that of their families.
Child Poverty Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Graham Stuart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 March 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Child Poverty Bill.
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