Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce levels of inequality for children in poverty.

Tackling child poverty is a moral mission for this Government. Your background should not determine what you can go on to achieve in life. Inequality and poverty are barriers to opportunity.

We want to improve the life chances for every child. That’s why we have already scrapped the two-child limit and are investing in children’s future through childcare, Best Start Family Hubs, breakfast clubs and expansion of free school meals. Overall, our Child Poverty Strategy will deliver the largest reduction in child poverty within a single Parliament.