Press Release: Strong families matter for children and matter for society
Conservatives today launch the families section of the ‘Mending our Broken Society’ chapter of the Conservative Party’s draft manifesto. The section outlines plans to make Britain more family-friendly by:Reforming the tax and benefits system to help families
Taking a new approach to early intervention
Helping families to balance their lives
Shadow Cabinet member with responsibility for family policy, David Willetts said:
“We can’t go on ignoring the importance of strong families. They provide the stability, warmth and love we need to flourish as human beings, and the relationships they foster are the bedrock on which society is built.
“The families section of our draft manifesto outlines a comprehensive approach to encourage stability and tackle social breakdown - a new system of flexible parental leave which lets parents share maternity leave, more health visitors to support new parents, and encouraging commitment by recognising marriage in the tax system.
“The Government’s green paper - their first on families since 1998 - fails to confront the big issues. As a result it does not match the scale of change that is needed to support families and mend Britain’s broken society.”
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Notes to editors
Please see attached families section of the ‘Mending our Broken Society’ chapter.