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Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 March 2026

Debate

Child Poverty Strategy

Contribution

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her normal diligence on this subject. Alongside new measures “to increase incomes, reduce essential costs and strengthen local services”— I take those words from the Government’s own document—between 2025 and 2026 there have been 11 strategy documents. They are very good reading, but they do not help the people with the problems that I have just outlined. Can we speed this up? Let us stop talking about 10 years and instead talk about what is happening this year and next year.

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