Child Poverty appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 6 speeches.

#Child Poverty, #Child Poverty Strategy, #Two Child Limit, #Free School Meals, #Crisis and Resilience Fund, #Gambling Tax Reform, #Deprivation, #Local Government

Child Poverty appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 24 Jun 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 7 speeches.

#Child Poverty, #Department for Education, #Two Child Limit, #Free School Meals, #Childcare, #Breakfast Clubs, #Family Hubs, #Attainment Gap, #Children's Literacy, #Libraries

The Lords welcomed plans to scrap the two-child benefit limit and expand free school meals, but questioned whether the strategy can cut poverty enough without firmer targets and action on the benefit cap, housing costs and low pay; ministers said it should lift 550,000 children out of poverty and promised a summer baseline report to track progress.

Jo Stevens defended UK Government measures including summer VAT cuts, ending the two-child limit and higher universal credit, while Plaid Cymru challenged winter fuel payment cuts and Liberal Democrats warned that rising farm costs could push up food prices.

Peers pressed the Government on whether the new Best Start Family Hubs will do more than support pregnancy and early years, asking for evidence that they help parents of teenagers, children with special educational needs and disabilities, young people not in education, work or training, and families affected by domestic abuse. Ministers said the programme will get more than £900 million, aim for 1,000 hubs by 2028, and be open to families with children up to 19, or 25 for those with SEND, but acknowledged delivery must be better measured and locally joined up.

Economic Growth appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 14 Jan 2026, with 17 speakers contributing 44 speeches.

#Economic Growth, #Regional Investment, #Cost Of Living, #Manufacturing, #Jobs And Employment, #Artificial Intelligence, #High Streets, #Child Poverty

Cost of Living appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 14 Jan 2026, with 7 speakers contributing 15 speeches.

#Cost of Living, #Child Poverty, #Energy Bills, #Minimum Wage, #Pensions, #Taxation, #Public Services

2025 Budget appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 7 Jan 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 6 speeches.

#Devolution Finance, #Public Service Reform, #Cost Of Living, #Child Poverty