Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Social Reform Cabinet Committee is planning to identify and tackle the root causes of poverty; and if not, whether any cross-departmental poverty strategy will be forthcoming.

The Social Reform Cabinet Committee has been established by the Prime Minister to consider issues relating to social reform and lead the government’s work to make Britain a country that works for everyone.

This will include taking action to help the most disadvantaged with the focus on tackling the root causes – not the symptoms – of poverty.