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Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Proceeding contribution from Priti Patel (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 February 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform and Work Bill.

My hon. Friend is right. It is absolutely clear that when children are the future of our country, it is right to focus on delivering better life chances for them. When we publish the life chances strategy in spring, we will make the biggest difference to children’s life chances now and in the future. We must seek to rescue a generation from poverty by extending life chances right across our country. We must build a country where opportunity is more equal, with stronger communities and young people who can face the world with a background of experiences and characteristics that we know are vital for their success. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said, we must seek to

“transform the life chances of the poorest in our country and offer every child who has had a difficult start the promise of a brighter future.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
606 cc194-5 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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