Oral Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport
“What steps her Department is taking to help support the tourism and leisure sectors.”
Tabled: 11 June 2026Answered: 18 June 2026
Asked by
Aphra Brandreth
Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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.