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Laid by
Secretary Vince Cable
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
15 February 2013
Reference
SI 2013/294
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

What I would say to the hon. Lady is that the introduction of universal credit is going to reduce the number of children living in relative-income poverty by around 250,000. Those are the figures.

On the issue of welfare, we face a clear choice. Given that in-work benefits have gone up by 20% over the last five years compared with just a 10% increase in wages, we believe that it is right that welfare benefits should not continue to go up ahead of wages. I note what Labour have done this week: great sound and fury, voting against the Bill and saying it is completely wrong, but completely refusing to reverse it. That is the complete policy vacuum that we face from the Labour party.

Answered by
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 January 2013
Reference
557 c309
House
House of Commons

Q7

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[138639]

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

The Government’s welfare Bill will plunge 200,000 extra children into poverty, and children in places such as Liverpool are already suffering. Yet the Government want to make the poor go away by redefining poverty. Does the Prime Minister really think he is going to get away with that?

Asked by
Louise Ellman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
23 January 2013
Reference
557 cc308-9
House
House of Commons