Debates between Bridget Phillipson and Gill German during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Gill German
Wednesday 9th October 2024

(2 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bridget Phillipson Portrait The Minister for Women and Equalities (Bridget Phillipson)
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The Government are committed to breaking the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success. I am proud to lead our opportunity mission across government, through which we will ensure that every child thrives in education and achieves their ambitions in work and later life, no matter what their background.

Gill German Portrait Gill German
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In Wales, breaking down barriers to opportunity has long been an area of work, but with so many levers of change having been in the hands of a UK Tory Government, success over the past 14 years has been greatly hampered. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that Cabinet colleagues in this Government will work closely with Welsh Government partners, so that future earnings in Clwyd North reflect the huge potential that I see in our children and young people every day?

Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson
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Yes, I give my hon. Friend that assurance. We will work closely with devolved Governments to make sure that we are all pulling together to break down the barriers that too many of our young people face. That is why the work on child poverty that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and I are leading on is so crucial. We know that child poverty is an issue that blights too many lives across the UK.