In a report Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Select Committee said success in tackling poverty has mainly been due to economic factors, such as the minimum wage. The MPs on the committee are calling for the minimum wage to be extended to young people on apprenticeships, or employed as work-based trainees. But they are also calling for the government to do more to address other obstacles to overcoming poverty, such as inadequate childcare, geographical isolation, disability, and lack of self-confidence....