§ Ms Julie MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to distribute money from the Children's Fund in Wales; and what mechanisms will be used to distribute the fund. [119579]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Children's Fund will be used to support voluntary sector projects providing local solutions to the problem of child poverty. These are devolved matters. Work on mechanisms for distributing money is currently focusing on England, but involves dialogue with the devolved administrations.
The question of resources for the Children's Fund, including any consequentials for the devolved administrations, is being considered as part of the current Spending Review. In the event of spending consequentials it would be for the Welsh Assembly to decide whether and how to establish a Children's Fund for Wales.