Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of PM2.5 air pollution.”
Tabled: 30 November 2023Answered: 7 December 2023
Asked by
Afzal Khan
Labour — Manchester Rusholme
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.