Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Pamela Nash (Labour). It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Child Poverty

Question: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle child poverty in Scotland.

Answer: Tackling child poverty is fundamental to the work of this Labour Government. In December, we published our ambitious and comprehensive UK-wide child poverty strategy. It sets out the steps we are taking to reduce child poverty in the short term, as well as putting in place the building blocks we need to create long-term change across the United Kingdom. On its own, our decision to lift the two-child cap, which came into effect just last week, will benefit 95,000 children in Scotland.

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