§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Regents Park and Kensington, North (Ms Buck) of 27 November 2001,Official Report, column 868W, if the figure for the number of children lifted out of poverty since 1997 is net; and according to the same definition of poverty, how many children have entered poverty since 1997. [24243]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithAs a result of personal tax and benefit measures announced in the last Parliament, there are 1.2 million fewer children in poverty than there would otherwise have been.