Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 981

Poverty

Tabled: 22 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of local government expenditure on tackling (a) child poverty and (b) poverty.

Answer

Jim McMahon
On 17 July, a new Ministerial Taskforce was set up to drive cross-government action on child poverty, starting with overseeing the development of our ambitious new strategy in line with the Opportunity Mission.This Government is under no illusions about t...

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