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I have made clear my views on the report by Save the Children on child poverty in Scotland. Labour leader Iain Gray has made his views clear on this, he has rightly drawn attention to Labour's campaign for a Living Wage. This campaign is proving popular with local people and I hope that it will soon be implemented.
Iain Gray's views are below:
Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray described the SNP response to Save the Children report on Child Poverty as inadequate and said Labour would bring in policies - if elected - that would directly benefit Scotland's children and families.
Iain Gray MSP said:
“The Save the Children report on children in severe poverty concentrates on the role job creation and low wages can play in helping children out of poverty.
“Labour in Scotland has the policies to combat the effects of Tory cuts and the impact they will have on children in poverty.
“We are committed to a Living Wage to lift people out of poverty so no one who is working suffers from poverty.
“At the same time we will bring in a new Future Jobs Fund within 100 days to create 10,000 jobs.
“We will continue to campaign with our colleagues down south in leading the Labour fight against the Tory cuts.
“The response from Alex Neil of the SNP is sadly inadequate and misses the point. How the SNP’s council tax freeze will benefit children in severe poverty is a mystery as if anything it impacts on local services could be to their detriment.”
Iain Gray MSP said:
“The Save the Children report on children in severe poverty concentrates on the role job creation and low wages can play in helping children out of poverty.
“Labour in Scotland has the policies to combat the effects of Tory cuts and the impact they will have on children in poverty.
“We are committed to a Living Wage to lift people out of poverty so no one who is working suffers from poverty.
“At the same time we will bring in a new Future Jobs Fund within 100 days to create 10,000 jobs.
“We will continue to campaign with our colleagues down south in leading the Labour fight against the Tory cuts.
“The response from Alex Neil of the SNP is sadly inadequate and misses the point. How the SNP’s council tax freeze will benefit children in severe poverty is a mystery as if anything it impacts on local services could be to their detriment.”