Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 14 December 2016.
Cabinet Secretary, I have no doubt that you’re doing a wonderful job on various things to reduce poverty. You have taken a lot of—[Interruption.] Wait a minute. You have taken a lot of—. [Interruption.] You have taken a lot of, your Government has taken a lot of, initiatives to reduce poverty among children—yes, we had Communities First, Flying Start, Families First, et cetera, et cetera. But the fact is—[Interruption.] The fact is we are still, sadly—our children in Torfaen, Islwyn and Blaenau Gwent are the worst-off children living in the countries of the United Kingdom. I would like to ask you what other initiatives you’re taking. I think our Government is raising the personal allowance up to £12,500, which will benefit a lot of families—[Interruption.]—a number of families, 1.5 million, to reduce in-work poverty, which is one of the aims of the child poverty strategy by the British Government. So, which initiative are you going to take to reduce child poverty in Wales, please?