§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Prime Minister what proposals she has to improve the conditions of families living in poverty.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government's main priority for improving the standard of living of all members of society is to establish the conditions for sustained economic growth. We have helped low-income working families by real increases in family income supplement and—for those not in full-time work—we have maintained and in some cases improved the real value of supplementary benefit. The Government also seek to assist families suffering social deprivations by ensuring the provision of relevant public services, and by assisting the invaluable help provided by relations, friends and voluntary organisations for those in need of care.