Tag: Child poverty

Bishop of Derby asks about preventing drug and alcohol addiction in young people

The Bishop of Derby asked a question on early intervention for young people towards preventing alcoholism and drug addiction, and funding for local councils to deliver this intervention on 16th December 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Derby: My Lords, I welcome the continued investment of £185 million allocated to the rough sleeping drug and alcohol treatment programme from 2026 to 2029. But what progress has been made towards this Government’s safer streets and opportunity missions to improve support and early intervention, particularly for children and young people who are struggling with the dual crises of substance abuse and experiencing homelessness? Is this work one of the factors being used to determine which additional councils will receive this new funding?

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Bishop of Leicester asks about publication of the government’s child poverty strategy

The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 20th October 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the child poverty strategy.

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Bishop of Leicester asks about methods of tackling child poverty

The Bishop of Leicester asked a question on listening to the voices of children and young people in tackling child poverty on 10th September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, my question is also not about the two-child limit, though I am fully supportive of its removal. Can the Minister say something about listening to the voices of children and young people within the formation of the strategy and give some examples of how the voices of children and young people have maybe changed the mind of the Government in their approach?

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about need for affordable housing to combat child poverty

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 1st September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the report by the Children’s Commissioner, Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published on 8 July; and (2) the recommendation that children in low-income households be prioritised for access to new homes under the Affordable Homes Programme.

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Bishop of Leicester asks about welfare reform and child poverty

On 9th July 2025, the Bishop of Leicester asked a question on approaches to welfare provision and the need to tackle child poverty:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, reference has already been made to the Children’s Commissioner’s report published yesterday, which gives voice to the experiences of children and young people in poverty. It makes for harrowing reading, including one boy who was faced with the choice of going hungry or eating mouldy food, and many other such difficult stories. Will the Minister commit to ensuring that all the Government’s work on welfare will be based on the human dignity and equal value of every person in this country?

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about child poverty

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 29 January by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK poverty 2025, which indicated that coastal areas in England have a disproportionate rate of child poverty.

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Bishop of Gloucester asks about child maintenance

The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 4th February 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government whether they will consider child maintenance as part of their forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about impact of the two-child limit on child poverty levels

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 6th January 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln: His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the two-child limit on child poverty levels since it was introduced in 2017; and what steps the Child Poverty Taskforce is taking to address this impact.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about measures to end child poverty

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 19th December 2024:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take forward plans to introduce a children’s wellbeing bill as mentioned in the King’s Speech; and if so, what steps they are taking to include measures to end child poverty in a given timeframe.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about child poverty

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 6th December 2024:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce legally binding, time-constrained targets to eliminate child poverty as part of the Child Poverty Strategy.

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