Question follow-through · 3212
Child Poverty Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty taskforce plans to hold discussions with homelessness organisations.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
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Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty taskforce plans to hold discussions with homelessness organisations.
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2024
Answer published
As set out in its Terms of Reference published on 14th August, the Child Poverty Taskforce will ensure combined action across government departments, exploring all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions to reduce child poverty. The ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Winter Fuel Payment
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Winter Fuel Payment
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Winter Fuel Payment
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