Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 82138

Children: Poverty

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Michael Wheeler

LabourWorsley and Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will ensure that Parliament is able to adequately scrutinise the delivery of the Child Poverty Strategy.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which will be published in the autumn.The Strategy publication will set out how we intend to monitor and evaluate deli...

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