Statement on child poverty: 1 July 2015
1 July 2015 (updated on 1 July 2015)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, made a statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 1 July on child poverty.
Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, Stephen Timms, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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