Select Committee · Work and Pensions Committee
Child Poverty Taskforce
Status: Open
Opened: 6 May 2025
This session will be a joint evidence session of the Education Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee. The Education Committee and Work and Pensions Committee will question experts on child poverty, in anticipation of the Government’s upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. The session will look at trends and patterns in child poverty over time, the … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2025 | Alex Tennant · Norther Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Nicola Killean · Children's Commissioner for Scotland, Professor Stephen Sinclair · Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU), Rocio Cifuentes · Children's Commissioner for Wales, Steffan Evans · Bevan Foundation, Trása Canavan · Barnardo's NI | View ↗ |
| 20 May 2025 | Dr Katriona O'Sullivan · Maynooth University, Mike Brewer · Resolution Foundation, Naomi Eisenstadt CB · Department of Health and Social Care, Professor David Taylor-Robinson · The University of Liverpool, The Baroness Longfield CBE · Member of the House of Lords, The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett · Member of the House of Lords, Tom Waters · Institute for Fiscal Studies | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tennant · Interim Chief Executive | Norther Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People | 1 |
| Dr Katriona O'Sullivan · Professor of Psychology, Director for the Centre … | Maynooth University | 1 |
| Mike Brewer · Deputy Chief Executive | Resolution Foundation | 1 |
| Naomi Eisenstadt CB · Chair at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Boa… | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Nicola Killean · Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scot… | Children's Commissioner for Scotland | 1 |
| Professor David Taylor-Robinson · Chair in Health Inequalities, Professor of Public… | The University of Liverpool | 1 |
| Professor Stephen Sinclair | Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) | 1 |
| Rocio Cifuentes · Children and Young People's Commissioner for Wales | Children's Commissioner for Wales | 1 |
| Steffan Evans · Head of Policy (Poverty) | Bevan Foundation | 1 |
| The Baroness Longfield CBE · Executive Chair and Founder of the Centre for You… | Member of the House of Lords | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett · former Secretary of State for Education and Emplo… | Member of the House of Lords | 1 |
| Tom Waters · Senior Research Economist | Institute for Fiscal Studies | 1 |
| Trása Canavan · Senior Policy & Public Affairs Lead | Barnardo's NI | 1 |