§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Ms Stuart) of 24 June 1999,Official Report, column 457, what definition he used for a child in poverty; and, using that definition, what estimate he has made of the number of children in poverty (a) at present and (b) by the end of 2002. [90087]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 6 July 1999]: For the definition of child poverty, I refer the hon. Member to the written answer which the Economic Secretary gave to the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb) on 14 April 1999, Official Report, columns 244–45. The latest data on the number of children living in low income households can be found in "Households Below Average Income, 1979–1996/7", which is published by the Department for Social Security.