Andrew Selous
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(10 years, 7 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise education as another way of tackling the causes of poverty. Thousands of children up and down the country are benefiting from the pupil premium and the further educational reforms that are taking place, not least the focus we put on apprenticeships.
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
Is not the real truth about child poverty the fact that median hourly pay rose by only 0.3% a year between 2003 and 2008? The only real answer for the United Kingdom economy is for it to be a high-skill, high-value-added economy. Our school reforms, and in particular our poverty-busting university technical colleges, are the answer to the problem.
Mr Speaker
The question is about fiscal policy, so a very brief reply will suffice. We are grateful to the Minister.