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Poverty: Children |
Question ID: |
1818357 |
UIN: |
64183 |
House: |
Commons |
Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
Asking Member ID: |
5092 |
Asking Member display name: |
David Baines
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Asking Member handle: |
DavidBainesMP
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Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DavidBainesMP
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Member interest: |
false |
Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle child poverty in St Helens North constituency. |
Is named day: |
false |
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Date answered: |
2025-07-09 |
Date answer corrected: |
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Is holding answer: |
false |
Is correcting answer: |
false |
Answering Member ID: |
4083 |
Answering Member display name: |
Alison McGovern
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Answering Member handle: |
Alison_McGovern
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Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: |
In St Helens North, there were 6,670 children in UC households in November 2024. There are 7,634 pupils (28.3%) known to be eligible for free school meals in St Helens. In 2023/24, there were 7,096 (33.8%) children in in relative low income after housing ... |
Original answer text: |
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Answering body ID: |
29 |
Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
Tweeted: |
true |