Written question asked by Michael Dugher (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 November 2011. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Social Exclusion Task Force

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the closure of the Social Exclusion Task Force on the Government's ability to tackle social exclusion.

Answer: No formal assessment of the impact of the closure of the Social Exclusion Task Force has been made.However fairness is central to this Government's agenda and the important work initiated by the Social Exclusion Task Force is being taken forward across Government Departments.The Social Justice Cabinet Committee, chaired by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith) and composed of Ministers from across relevant Government Departments, is focused on co-ordinating policy on poverty, equality and social justice.Furthermore, this year we have published a cross-government social mobility strategy and announced the new Troubled Families Unit in the Department for Communities and Local Government to better address the needs of the 120,000 most disadvantaged families.

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