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Childcare Bill

I have sat silently listening to that complete twaddle, although it is reassuring to find that a few subjects remain on which the old class war mentality of the Labour party leaps to the fore. If we suggested that we should favour the best off, the hon. Gentleman would have a good case. If we suggested that the gap should remain, he would have a good case. However, the wording of the amendment would replace ““reduce inequalities”” with"““show how it is raising the quality of outcomes””." That does not mean doing nothing; it means actively raising the quality of outcomes of the least advantaged. That is our intention.