Extract from Queen's Speech debate (Commons) (day 3): NEU - May 13
Friday, 14 May 2021 08:28
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab) [V]:...In part of Wansbeck, in my
constituency, almost half the children grow up in poverty. That is
not acceptable—it really isn’t. In 2019 we decided with the
National Education Union to produce a child poverty report
including the testimonies of teachers and others on the frontline.
It found that teachers were routinely providing food and basic
supplies to children, and their testimonies were heartbreaking.. To
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