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Children: Poverty

Asked by Michael WheelerLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 27 October 2025UIN 82138

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will ensure that Parliament is able to adequately scrutinise the delivery of the Child Poverty Strategy.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which will be published in the autumn.

The Strategy publication will set out how we intend to monitor and evaluate delivery of the Strategy from this year and in future years.

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