Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Child Poverty Taskforce has had with children and families living in poverty.

The Child Poverty Taskforce has prioritised hearing directly from children and families in the development of the child poverty strategy.

Ministers, special advisors and government officials have taken part in several sessions with children and families to inform the strategy. This has been supported by a number of partners, including the Changing Realities project and Save the Children, and has included discussion of a wide range of issues, including the effects of poverty on single parents, and the experience of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

The details of the Taskforce’s engagement and supporting research with children and families will be published in the strategy.