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.

Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.

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

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.

For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family.

I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.

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.