To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
Answered on
14 July 2015
Legislation to amend the Child Poverty Act was introduced into Parliament on 9 July as part of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill. On [9 July] the Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and for Education wrote to the Northern Ireland Executive setting out the proposed legislation and inviting Northern Ireland Ministers to work with them on the provisions as they apply to Northern Ireland.
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Department for Work and Pensions