HC Deb 30 June 2003 vol 408 c105W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2003,Official Report, column 351W, on Command Paper 5778, which parts of the Children Act 1989 are failing to be implemented effectively in his Department as set out in paragraph 2.22 of Command Paper 5778. [112182]

Yvette Cooper

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, Central (Hilary Benn) on 29 April 2003, Official Report, column 351W. The Children Act is a shared responsibility across Government, and our aim, as set out in the Command Paper, is to increase the range of family support provisions that can be made available through the Children Act, as part of our response to promote thriving sustainable communities.

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