HC Deb 07 July 2003 vol 408 c601W
18. Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when his new definition of poverty will be announced. [123538]

22. Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when his new definition of poverty will be announced. [123542]

Mr. Pond

The well-received consultation on measuring child poverty we launched last year has engaged a wide range of organisations, academics and young people themselves. We published preliminary conclusions in May and we will announce our definition of child poverty by the end of the year.