Child Poverty

18 June 2026: A debate taking note of the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty put forward by Baroness Lister of Burtersett.

I want to focus my remarks on what I know best: health. Child poverty is not simply a social issue; it is a public health crisis. Unless we address it, we will continue to pay the price for decades to come in poorer health, greater inequality and rising demands on our NHS.