Written questions

Poverty: Children

Lords · Question HL15312 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Bird

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Child Poverty Strategy includes measures to ensure that disabled children receive prompt, consistent and high-quality education and health access to prevent long-term poverty.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 18 Mar 2026

The impacts of policies contributing to the Child Poverty Strategy will be kept under review and monitored on an ongoing basis by departments using their own established approaches to considerations made under the Public Sector Equality Duty. The ongoing ...