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Baroness Bousted (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 June 2026

Debate

Best Start Family Hubs

Contribution

My Lords, when in office, the party opposite oversaw an exponential rise in child poverty. It abolished Sure Start, the most successful programme which improved children’s physical and mental health, boosted their educational attainment and reduced serious youth crime. It imposed a two-child benefit limit, which condemned children to poverty. This Government have abolished the two-child limit and introduced Best Start to build on the Sure Start legacy. Does the Minister agree that this is the right way to reduce child poverty, rather than to ignore it?

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