Poverty: Children
Lords · Question HL15639 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bird
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of including binding targets and milestones for reducing child poverty in the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 9 Apr 2026
I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave to grouped questions HL15158, HL15156, HL15157, HL15155 HL on 18 March 2026 Our Child Poverty Strategy fulfils our commitment to reducing poverty this Parliament, lifting 550,000 children out of poverty, and se...