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Deprivation/Child Poverty

Let me answer the question first, if I may. We have made announcements that we hope and expect will lift an estimated 500,000 above the poverty line—slightly less than the figure that my hon. Friend gave. Of course, there may be a drift upwards over the next couple of years because of other things that are happening, but it is clear from that and from the progress that we have made in recent announcements that we are within reach of the 2010 target. We are determined to achieve it.