Proceeding contribution from Ben Wallace (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 May 2008. It occurred during Debate on Child Poverty in Scotland.

Child Poverty in Scotland

How does the Minister reconcile the fact that poverty rates for working-age adults without dependent children—tomorrow’s parents—have risen to the highest level since records began in 1961 and now stand at 800,000 more than in 1998 with her optimism on her child poverty targets?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 475 c486
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Children Families Poverty Low pay Scotland Taxation
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Child Poverty in Scotland

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