Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 9658

Children: Poverty

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether levels of food insecurity will be a key metric of the Child Poverty Taskforce.

Answer

Janet Daby
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the opportunity to learn and prosper.Child poverty has increased by 700,0...

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