Living Wage

Debate between Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top and Baroness Howarth of Breckland

Monday 9th June 2014 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)]

My Lords, I wonder if the—

[Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB)]

My Lords, I do not think any of the Minister’s replies have explained how his strategy will take out of poverty the millions of children who have just been illustrated in the report of one of the Government’s own commissions. It recognises that many families where there is childhood poverty, even though someone in the household is employed, are not being helped. What strategy do the Government therefore have to reach the jointly agreed target to take children out of poverty in the next decade?

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

Several strategies are in place, but above all the main point is to encourage more jobs. We have created many millions of jobs and encouraged apprenticeships over the past few years since 2010. That is the way forward: to increase employment and job security for all in the UK.