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Proceeding contribution from Yvette Cooper (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 June 2010. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Debate.


Capital Gains Tax (Rates)

Will the Secretary of State confirm that the number of children living in workless households has fallen from about 2.3 million in 1997 to 1.8 million today, and that it was, in fact, his party when in government previously that trebled the number of children in poverty?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
512 c603 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Child benefit Allowances Housing benefit Employment schemes Economic situation Incapacity benefit Economic growth Medical examinations Poverty Pensions Older people Lone parents Public sector debt Pregnancy Social security benefits VAT Unemployment Uprating Cuts Employment and support allowance Budget June 2010
Link
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