§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether a family's ability to buy healthy food is taken into account in the Government's measurement of child poverty. [161909]
§ Mr. PondThe document 'Measuring child poverty' was published in December 2003. It outlines the Government's measure of child poverty for the long term. This new measure will include indicators of low income and material deprivation. The report provides details of the questions which will form part of the material deprivation tier of the new child poverty measure and the basis on which they were selected. Copies of the document are available in the Library.