| Heading: |
Poverty: Children |
| Question ID: |
1807991 |
| UIN: |
56263 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4471 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rachael Maskell
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| Asking Member handle: |
rachaelmaskell
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@rachaelmaskell
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) funding and (b) devolved powers she plans to provide to local authorities to help them tackle child poverty. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-05 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4083 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Alison McGovern
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| Answering Member handle: |
Alison_McGovern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Alison_McGovern
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| Answer text: |
Local Authorities are key partners in tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce, co-chaired by the Secretary of State, will bring forward a UK-wide child poverty strategy which supports and enables shared solutions. The Taskforce recognises t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |