Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements will be placed on Government agencies in the legislation which is proposed to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.

This Government is committed to working to eliminate child poverty and improving life chances for children – now and in the future.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced on the 1^st July that the Government will focus on tackling the root causes of child poverty.

The Government will introduce legislation to give effect to this approach and to remove the existing measures and targets in the Child Poverty Act. Details of the legislation and the action the Government will take will be set out in due course.