Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment she has made of the reasons for the finding in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's UK Poverty 2022 report that child poverty in families with more than two children increased from 33 per cent to 47 per cent between 2012-13 and 2019-20.”
Tabled: 1 February 2022Answered: 7 February 2022
Asked by
Helen Hayes
Labour — Dulwich and West Norwood
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
The Government inherited a record court backlog in the Crown court. On taking office, we took immediate action, including by funding a record high number of sitting days. The CPS is playing its part to help tackle these issues. That includes setting up a surge team, which has completed more than 12,000 pre-charge decisions, contributing significantly to reducing the backlog.