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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-22more like thismore than 2016-11-22
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Early Intervention Foundation's Report <i>The Cost of Late Intervention: EIF analysis 2016</i>; and what plans they have to prioritise preventative interventions in seeking to dismantle the root causes of poverty. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bird more like this
uin HL3447 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-06more like thismore than 2016-12-06
answer text <p>This Government is committed to action that tackles the root causes of poverty and disadvantage, not just the symptoms. As part of our approach, we fully recognise that the right intervention, at the right time, can make a real difference to the lives of children and their families. This is why, for example, we are developing a new approach to relationship support. This is based on the latest evidence from the Early Intervention Foundation that children exposed to frequent, intense and poorly resolved conflict between their parents are at risk of poorer long term outcomes. Our approach targets couples and parents during key life transitions; and by doubling the available funding since April 2016 for the remainder of this Parliament we can ensure that more families benefit from this new approach.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-06T17:47:17.963Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-06T17:47:17.963Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
tabling member
4564
label Biography information for Lord Bird more like this
432079
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of those responding to the 2012 consultation <i>Measuring Child Poverty</i> supported the exclusion of any income measure; and whether they will name those organisations that supported the exclusion. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL3852 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-12-08more like thismore than 2015-12-08
answer text <p>The Government’s response to the consultation on new measures of child poverty can be found in Annex E of the attached document. The analysis of the results in 2013 recorded that two respondents to the consultation said income should not be included in a measure of child poverty.</p><br /><p>We cannot give the names of the respondents due to Data Protection Act requirements. However, one was from an academic organisation and the other was from a frontline service.</p><br /><p>The Government wants to focus future effort on tackling the root causes of child poverty. That is why the life chances provisions in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill will introduce new measures of worklessness and educational attainment, and why we have committed ourselves to introducing a set of non-statutory indicators including ones on family breakdown, problem debt and addiction. These measures will focus action on the areas which the evidence indicates will make a sustainable difference to children’s lives - now and in the future.</p>
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-12-08T17:55:31.667Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-08T17:55:31.667Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
attachment
1
file name Consultation on Child Poverty Strategy.pdf more like this
title Consultaion on Child Poverty Strategy more like this
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
427515
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-10more like thismore than 2015-11-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the effect on the number of children in poverty of the proposals in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill to (1) freeze certain benefits and tax credit amounts for four years; (2) reduce the level of the benefit cap; and (3) change child tax credits and the child element of universal credit. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL3535 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-23more like thismore than 2015-11-23
answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p><p><strong></strong></p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-23T16:50:53.883Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-23T16:50:53.883Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
167612
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-12-03more like thismore than 2014-12-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Lord Freud in the Grand Committee debate on the Child Poverty Act 2010 (Persistent Poverty Targets) Regulations 2014, that the facts Lord McAvoy had quoted were "simply not true" (HL Deb, 25 November, col GC 263), how they were not true. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord McAvoy more like this
uin HL3387 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-08more like thismore than 2014-12-08
answer text <p /> <p>I wrote to the Noble Peer on this issue on 4<sup>th</sup> December 2014. I have placed a copy of this letter in the library of the House and have also attached it to this response.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-08T15:43:27.97Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-08T15:43:27.97Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
attachment
1
file name Letter to Lord McAvoy 4.12.14.PDF more like this
title Letter to Lord McAvoy 4th Dec 2014 more like this
tabling member
4158
label Biography information for Lord McAvoy more like this
166639
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have carried out any forecasts of the level of child poverty between now and 2020; and if so, whether they will be made public. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
uin HL3230 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not produce forecasts of the number of children living in income poverty as the number of children in poverty is dependent on factors which cannot be reliably predicted, such as the median income.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does measure annual child poverty statistics through the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low income in the UK have consistently been reported since 1998/99; these are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the impact on child poverty of the combined tax and benefit changes announced since May 2010. Available survey data does not allow the Government to robustly assess the combined effects of tax and benefit policy on households with children.</p><p> </p><p>However, this Government has taken unprecedented steps to assess the effects of its policy decisions across the distribution of household income, by publishing analysis of the cumulative effects of the tax and welfare measures announced at each fiscal event since the June Budget 2010. The latest analysis can be found in Chapter 2 of the attached report.</p>
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
grouped question UIN HL3231 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-11T16:55:04.767Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-11T16:55:04.767Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
tabling member
4308
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
166640
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have calculated the impact on child poverty of the combined tax and benefit policy changes announced to date since May 2010. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
uin HL3231 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
answer text <p>The Government does not produce forecasts of the number of children living in income poverty as the number of children in poverty is dependent on factors which cannot be reliably predicted, such as the median income.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does measure annual child poverty statistics through the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low income in the UK have consistently been reported since 1998/99; these are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the impact on child poverty of the combined tax and benefit changes announced since May 2010. Available survey data does not allow the Government to robustly assess the combined effects of tax and benefit policy on households with children.</p><p> </p><p>However, this Government has taken unprecedented steps to assess the effects of its policy decisions across the distribution of household income, by publishing analysis of the cumulative effects of the tax and welfare measures announced at each fiscal event since the June Budget 2010. The latest analysis can be found in Chapter 2 of the attached report.</p>
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
grouped question UIN HL3230 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-11T16:55:04.907Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-11T16:55:04.907Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
tabling member
4308
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
60569
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-09more like thismore than 2014-06-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children living in poverty. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL158 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-18more like thismore than 2014-06-18
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This Government remains committed to ending child poverty by 2020. Our approach, based on our published Evidence Review , is to tackle the root causes of child poverty, both now and in the future, by focussing on worklessness, low pay and raising educational attainment. This approach and the actions we propose to take are set out in full in our draft Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17. We will shortly publish the final version of the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-18T13:53:46.7872314Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-18T13:53:46.7872314Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud remove filter
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this