Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.

Gang members have invariably grown up in broken, chaotic homes, often experiencing domestic violence; they have truanted from school and many have been formally excluded; and they live in neighbourhoods where worklessness, addiction and crime are rife.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.

There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.