Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 2 December 2025Answered: 8 December 2025
Asked by
Yuan Yang
Labour — Earley and Woodley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
Dame Diana Johnson
I absolutely agree. We all know that child poverty stifles opportunity, making it harder for children to succeed and get on in life. Nearly 1 million young people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training. We need to break that cycle, and we will do so through the child poverty strategy.