Mentions:
1: Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham) According to the Child Poverty Action Group, more than 4 million children in the UK are living in poverty - Speech Link
2: Ian Lavery (Lab - Wansbeck) We did not argue about what was relative poverty, what was abject poverty and what was absolute poverty - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab - Lewisham, Deptford) Under the last Labour Government, pensioner poverty halved—a million were lifted out of poverty. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) I would love to see more noble Lords who focus on poverty, workers’ rights, the environment and the place - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central) collects and distributes food, clothing, household items, books and toys to tackle issues relating to poverty - Speech Link
2: Richard Thomson (SNP - Gordon) power of work through various initiatives and through direct help to reduce social exclusion and tackle poverty - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None of living support packages in Europe, which prevented 1.3 million people from falling into absolute poverty - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Paula Barker (Lab - Liverpool, Wavertree) 145,000 children in temporary accommodation.Of course, homelessness is caused by different factors: poverty - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) Parliament’s own research as well as the Fraser of Allander Institute, the Scottish Government’s child poverty - Speech Link
2: Michael Shanks (Lab - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) Child poverty is up. Life expectancy is falling. NHS waiting lists are up. Drug deaths are up. - Speech Link
3: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) I am also proud of our record to bring 200,000 pensioners out of poverty. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda) Nor does it feel as if they have an anti-poverty strategy. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Bird (XB - Life peer) I come from people who came from poverty, who came from poverty and who came from poverty. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) We often talk about food poverty, energy poverty, period poverty and hygiene poverty. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) of living support packages in Europe, which prevented 1.3 million people from falling into absolute poverty - Speech Link
2: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) The Disability Poverty Campaign Group, which comprises the major charities that we have all worked with - Speech Link