Debates between Ellie Reeves and Gill German during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Ellie Reeves and Gill German
Thursday 5th December 2024

(2 weeks, 4 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gill German Portrait Gill German (Clwyd North) (Lab)
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T4.   This Government have rightly made tackling child poverty a top priority. Of course, this is not a children problem but a society problem, so I welcome the cross-Departmental approach that has been taken. Last week, the “Get Britain Working” White Paper was published. Does my hon. Friend agree that helping people, particularly parents, into decent, well-paid jobs is a key part of that agenda?

Ellie Reeves Portrait The Minister without Portfolio (Ellie Reeves)
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It is shameful that child poverty increased by 700,000 under the last Government. Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission. The child poverty taskforce, which I sit on, will publish its strategy in the spring. Increasing the number of parents who are working, and their earnings and hours, plays a crucial role and that is why our plans to get Britain working and the Employment Rights Bill are important in tackling the scourge of child poverty.