Poverty: North East
Commons · Question 101002 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of local voluntary sector organisations expected to deliver services linked to the Child Poverty Strategy in the North East.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 8 Jan 2026
We are strengthening our partnership with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) with our Civil Society Covenant. We recognise that the VCSE sector has a strong record of supporting families and is the bedrock of our communities, sho...