Rural Poverty Debate
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Baroness Eaton
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(7 years ago)
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble
My Lords, I entirely agree that we need to advance on these subjects. That is why I am pleased to say that since 2010 we have 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty—a record level—200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty, 300,000 fewer working-age adults in absolute poverty, 3 million more people in work and 954,000 fewer workless homes. That is the way in which we will ensure prosperity across the country and, in fact, it is why rural areas have lower unemployment. We are working extremely hard on a range of issues to ensure rural prosperity; the Government are doing all they can on that.
Baroness Eaton (Con)
My Lords, can my noble friend update your Lordships’ House on childcare policies and their impact on rural communities?