Oral QuestionDepartment for International Trade

“What recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on reducing market barriers with the United States.”

Tabled: 9 June 2022Answered: 16 June 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for International Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)

The last Labour Government lifted 600,000 children out of poverty. Under the Conservatives, the number went up by 700,000. There are now more than 4 million children living in poverty in the UK in the 21st century. In one of the richest countries in the world, that is a complete disgrace. That is why the work of the child poverty taskforce, which I co-chair with the Education Secretary, is so urgent and so important.