Written question asked by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 5 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2004. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to achieve the Government's targets of (a) ending child poverty by 2020, (b) halving it by 2010 and (c) reducing it by a quarter by 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to 12 February 2004, 417 c1590W.

Answer: Mrs. Roche: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department is taking to achieve the Government's targets of (a) ending child poverty by 2020, (b) halving it by 2010 and (c) reducing it by a quarter by 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. [154369] Margaret Hodge: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 12 February 2004, Official Report, column 1590W.

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