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Debate between Paul Maynard and Luke Hall
Monday 1st February 2016
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con)
4. What contribution his Department plans to make to the strategy announced by the Prime Minister in January 2016 to ensure that people from all parts of society have equal life chances.
Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con)
11. What contribution his Department plans to make to the strategy announced by the Prime Minister in January 2016 to ensure that people from all parts of society have equal life chances.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith)
My Department is leading the development of the life chances strategy. The strategy marks our commitment to transforming children’s lives by tackling the root causes of poverty—worklessness, poor educational attainment, family breakdown, problem debt and addiction.