Ian Roome

Ian Roome

Liberal Democrat — North Devon

Speaking in the House of Commons on 8 December 2025

Debate

Child Poverty Strategy

Contribution

In the year 2000, half of children in poverty lived in workless families, but now almost three quarters of children in poverty are in working families and millions of universal credit recipients have a job but suffer from low wages. Can I ask the Secretary of State how that has shaped the new strategy to end child poverty in rural and coastal communities, like North Devon, where many parents’ wages are very basic?

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