Social Mobility Commission

(asked on 22nd February 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the letter from Lord Henley DEP 2017–0103, referred to in his Written Answer of 9 February (HL 5101), which stated that the Social Mobility Commission no longer has a statutory role in tackling child poverty, and to the answer by Lord Henley on 24 January (HL Deb, cols 547–9) which stated that "we have now set up something better—the Social Mobility Commission Secretariat" to fulfil the purpose of the Child Poverty Unit, how, and in what ways, the Commission will prove more effective than the Child Poverty Unit, and how it will provide the joined-up government approach to tackling child poverty as outlined in that answer.


Answered by
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Lord Henley
This question was answered on 6th March 2017

As I set out in my written answer of 9 February (HL 5101) to the noble Lady, I have clarified the oral response I gave on 24 January (HL Deb, cols 547-9) regarding the Social Mobility Commission’s redefined statutory role.

This Government has an ambitious agenda for social reform, including taking firm action to tackle poverty and disadvantage. This work is being led by the new Social Reform Cabinet Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, which has brought together nine Government departments to oversee and agree social policy reforms.

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