A question on #SocialSecurityBenefits #Children tabled by James MacCleary on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Social Security Benefits: Children
Question ID: 1818496
UIN: 64322
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-01
Asking Member ID: 5265
Asking Member display name: James MacCleary
Asking Member handle: JamesMacCleary
Asking Member Twitter reference: @JamesMacCleary
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to remove the two-child benefit cap as part of the Tackling Child Poverty strategy.
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Date answered: 2025-07-10
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn. We are considering all available ...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true