The breakdown of marriage is costing the country £47billion per year, according to Government figures. We propose a grant of £10,000 per couple on the occasion of a first marriage, provided three sessions of marriage training have been completed.

Also £5,000 on the occasion of the birth of the first child if born within wedlock, provided three sessions of training in child rearing have been completed. The training would be available to all couples free of charge.

This will cause much more stability in homes to the benefit of young people who over the past 50 years have faced more and more family break ups.

No other party has policies to face these issues. We also want to see tuition fees phased out, continued and increased help for young people to get jobs and an increase in the minimum wage to £8-an-hour as soon as possible.

Yemi Awolola

Christian Peoples Alliance parliamentary candidate for Enfield North