§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what indices the Government intend to use to measure poverty in Britain, with particular reference to rural poverty. [21894]
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§ Mr. Keith BradleyOur priority is a national programme to tackle benefit dependency and worklessness. We have also set up a Social Exclusion Unit to co-ordinate action across Government to find new and more integrated ways of tackling the worst problems. Various indicators are used in considering issues of low income and social exclusion.