Poverty Programmes: Audit

Debate between Lord Lawson of Blaby and Lord Freud

Wednesday 4th May 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Freud]

The noble Lord will be aware that we publish an enormous number of reports, many of which are independent. Indeed, many of them have been developed at the request of this House.

[Lord Lawson of Blaby (Con)]

My Lords, does my noble friend not agree that the fact that we have the lowest level of unemployment of any country in Europe is testament to the success of the Government’s policies?

[Lord Freud]

I think that we have a very flexible labour market. We are developing programmes and a culture that encourages work in a way that we did not have in the early years of this century.