Question follow-through · 80424

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to include provision in the Child Poverty Strategy for children living in the North West.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to include provision in the Child Poverty Strategy for children living in the North West.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    In developing a Child Poverty Strategy, the Taskforce is considering all children across the United Kingdom. The UK Government is committed to tackling child poverty across the UK where progress is contingent on reserved, devolved, and local levers. The C...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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