§ 25. Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on progress in reducing child poverty in London. [89724]
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§ Malcolm WicksThe Government's commitment to tackling poverty and social exclusion throughout the United Kingdom is well known. In particular, we have made a clear pledge to abolish child poverty in a generation and to halve it by 2010. We will end the scourge of child poverty in London and in the rest of the UK.
In the fourth "Opportunity for All" report (CM 5598), we describe the action we have taken to tackle poverty and social exclusion. Progress is monitored against a wide range of indicators.