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997582

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that progress is made on implementing the recommendations made to the UK in 2017 under the Universal Periodic Review process on children's rights and the elimination of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains a strong advocate of the United Nations Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review of the human rights record of all United Nations Member States. The Government also remains fully committed to children’s rights and the continued compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.</p><p>At the end of August 2017, we responded to the recommendations received from other Member States during the dialogue last May under the Universal Periodic Review. That response, including in relation to children’s rights, is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/third-universal-periodic-review-uk-response-to-the-recommendations</p><p>In the same response, the Government committed to follow up the recommendations by preparing a mid-term report on all recommendations in 2019. Over the coming months, the department will continue to work with civil society organisations on the preparation of this report.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/11/2018 17:08:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

887133

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's local measure of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	136698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 8 March 2018 in response to question 130804.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/04/2018 12:34:01 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

869388

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and which wards based in rural districts are in the worst 10 per cent of wards for child poverty according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	133902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not publish ward level data for the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) or the supplementary Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 27/03/2018 15:50:35 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

861331

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on child poverty of the freeze in Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits and Jobseeker's Allowance between 2015 and 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
uin	HL6314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>During the passage of Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 the government published an Impact Assessment of the benefit rate freeze. This is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 12:08:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name IA15-006C.pdf title impact assessment.
tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo

855497

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC calculations of child poverty in working households; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent publication “Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot as at 31 August 2015” published on 28 February, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs explained that the introduction of Universal Credit and the High Income Child Benefit charge would have an impact on the publication’s estimates of number of children in low income families, and made an assessment of the impacts.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, HMRC are engaging with users of these statistics to better understand the implications of these impacts so it can develop and assess options for improving these statistics so they continue to meet user needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 130805 question first answered 08/03/2018 14:06:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855498

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to improve the accuracy of HMRC estimates of the extent of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent publication “Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot as at 31 August 2015” published on 28 February, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs explained that the introduction of Universal Credit and the High Income Child Benefit charge would have an impact on the publication’s estimates of number of children in low income families, and made an assessment of the impacts.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, HMRC are engaging with users of these statistics to better understand the implications of these impacts so it can develop and assess options for improving these statistics so they continue to meet user needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 130804 question first answered 08/03/2018 14:06:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

852644

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that child poverty does not have a detrimental effect on educational attainment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Educational achievement, irrespective of background, is at the heart of our commitment to make this a country where everyone has a fair chance to go as far as their talent and hard work will take them. The department recognises that children from poor backgrounds may face additional challenges to realising their potential. It has spent over £11 billion since 2011, almost £2.5 billion this year alone, through the pupil premium to provide schools with resources to overcome the barriers to learning so often experienced by disadvantaged pupils. Over 9,700 pupils in East Ham are eligible for support and this year their schools are receiving more than £11 million through the pupil premium.</p><p>We look to schools to use this extra funding effectively. We know from research that a personalised approach, drawing on well-evidenced strategies, generally produces good results. Studies by the National Foundation for Educational Research and the regularly-updated toolkit maintained by the Education Endowment Foundation provide support to school leaders in their decision-making. Schools all over England are overcoming the poor economic circumstances of their disadvantaged pupils; examples of effective practice are highlighted each year through our national Pupil Premium Awards.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/03/2018 16:12:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

845383

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will establish a specific funding stream within the proposed UK Shared Prosperity Fund to focus on tackling child poverty and providing opportunities to disadvantaged young people, as exists under the current European Social Fund programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL5583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The government continues to develop the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The new Fund will allow us to invest money according to our own priorities, rather than those set by the EU, and will seek to reduce inequalities and boost productivity across the whole of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/02/2018 15:16:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

789029

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children who are at risk of experiencing hunger during the school Christmas holidays in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	112829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The department has made no assessment of the number of children who are at risk of experiencing hunger during school Christmas holidays in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently giving full consideration to the School Holidays (Meals and Activities) Bill, which considers this issue, and will be responding in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/11/2017 16:40:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

759272

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing an initiative similar to the Welsh Government's initiative to tackle children's hunger in school holidays.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p><br> The Government will monitor the impact of the Welsh Government’s introduction of the holiday ‘lunch and fun’ scheme.</p><p>Whilst it is parents who, primarily, are responsible for the health and welfare of their children, we recognise the benefits of providing a healthy school meal to the most disadvantaged children and we are committed to continuing to provide free school meals to those families that need them.</p><p>In addition, all children in reception, year 1 and year 2 in England's state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, are entitled to free school meals. (Universal Infant Free School Meals)</p><p>This Government is committed to ensuring that the welfare system is a strong safety net for those that need it; that is why it continues to spend over £90 billion a year on benefits for people of working age.</p><p>Work remains the best route out of poverty and we are introducing major reforms including Universal Credit to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work.</p><p>This Government’s policies means that there are now 608,000 fewer children in workless households compared with 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 15:43:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake