Proceeding contribution from George Osborne (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 December 2011. It occurred during Debate on The Economy.

The Economy

On the same measure that the hon. Lady uses, child poverty rose by 200,000 in the last Parliament. [Interruption.] She says, ““We took those children out.”” Child poverty in the last Parliament rose by 200,000 on the exact same measure that she is using. What we are doing is investing in nursery education provision for the poorest children, which never existed before, in a pupil premium, in free schools and in new school places—that is exactly what we are doing to tackle the causes of poverty as well as the symptoms.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 537 c185
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Children Disclosure of information Banks Women Finance Families Incentives Interest rates Economic situation Economic and monetary union Economic growth Inflation Forecasts Low incomes Pay Poverty Managers Mortgages Loans Regulation Unemployment Treasury Cuts Office for Budget Responsibility
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The Economy

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