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Child Poverty Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 17 July 2024, official report, column 57, what the terms of reference are for the Child Poverty Taskforce; and when she expects the Child
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 23 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 17 July 2024, official report, column 57, what the terms of reference are for the Child Poverty Taskforce; and when she expects the Child
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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30 Jul 2024
Answer published
The new Ministerial Taskforce will drive cross-government action on child poverty, starting with overseeing the development of our ambitious new strategy, in line with the Opportunity Mission. After initial engagement, the formal work to develop the new c...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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