Child Poverty

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 6 April 2005.

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Photo of Martin Caton Martin Caton Labour, Gower 11:30, 6 April 2005

I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Does he agree that the issue of child poverty should be at the centre of the general election debate in Wales? Does he recall that, in 1997, Britain had record levels of child poverty and that, in Wales, the situation was even more acute? Do we not need, in the weeks ahead, to contrast that with the situation today when UNICEF can report that Britain is leading the developed world in tackling child poverty? We are on track to meeting the targets that he has just mentioned.