Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Debate between Baroness Hollis of Heigham and Baroness Stroud

Monday 7th December 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Stroud (Con)]

My Lords, I thought the House might just like an issue to be clarified. I have the document with me which the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, referred to. While nobody in the Committee would want any child to be brought up in poverty, the evidence clearly displays that the two key main drivers for poverty in the UK are, first, long-term worklessness and low earning and, secondly, low parental qualifications. Therefore the first key driver is current poverty and the second is a clear indicator of future poverty.

[Baroness Hollis of Heigham]

My Lords, I hesitate to challenge the noble Baroness, but if she looks on pages 19 and following she will see that that is not the case.

[Baroness Stroud]

I can clarify that again but it is here, quite clearly. Perhaps we can discuss this later.