A question on #Poverty #Children tabled by The Lord Bishop of Lincoln on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Baroness Sherlock.

Heading: Poverty: Children
Question ID: 1803971
UIN: HL7592
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 4319
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of Lincoln
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Asking Member Twitter reference: The Lord Bishop of Lincoln
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 29 January by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK poverty 2025, which indicated that coastal areas in England have a disproportionate rate of child poverty.
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Date answered: 2025-06-02
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Answering Member ID: 4147
Answering Member display name: Baroness Sherlock
Answering Member handle: MaeveSherlock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @MaeveSherlock
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Answer text: The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy. This is underpinned by a full review of available evidence of which the Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty 2025 report is an important contribution. The Taskforce re...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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