Penny Mordaunt corrected the Commons record on Business of the House

11 March 2024 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Leader of the House

The words were spoken in the Commons on 29 February 2024. The correction was made by letter from the Leader of the House of Commons, the right hon. Member for Portsmouth North (Penny Mordaunt), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 11 March 2024. The figure 500,000 in the original became 400,000 in the correction, lower by 100,000. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

New analysis shows that the Scottish Government’s policies will lift 100,000 children out of relative poverty and 70,000 children out of absolute poverty in 2024-25—a direct result of action taken by the Scottish Government to eliminate the scourge in our society. The Child Poverty Action Group described the Scottish child payment as a “game changer” in driving down child poverty. Will the Leader of the House make a statement to recognise the importance of the Scottish child payment to combating child poverty? Would she like such a measure to be rolled out across England, so that the poorest children in England can also benefit from that vital support?

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One of the strengths of the Union of the United Kingdom is that we can choose different ways of doing things, often achieving the same outcomes and certainly sharing our objectives. She will know this Government’s record in this area: we have 1 million fewer workless households and, based on recent figures, we have lifted more than ~~500,000~~ children out of poverty. We all must work on these things, whatever particular systems cover our nations.	One of the strengths of the Union of the United Kingdom is that we can choose different ways of doing things, often achieving the same outcomes and certainly sharing our objectives. She will know this Government’s record in this area: we have 1 million fewer workless households and, based on recent figures, we have lifted more than 400,000 children out of poverty. We all must work on these things, whatever particular systems cover our nations.

Original

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One of the strengths of the Union of the United Kingdom is that we can choose different ways of doing things, often achieving the same outcomes and certainly sharing our objectives. She will know this Government’s record in this area: we have 1 million fewer workless households and, based on recent figures, we have lifted more than ~~500,000~~ children out of poverty. We all must work on these things, whatever particular systems cover our nations.

One of the strengths of the Union of the United Kingdom is that we can choose different ways of doing things, often achieving the same outcomes and certainly sharing our objectives. She will know this Government’s record in this area: we have 1 million fewer workless households and, based on recent figures, we have lifted more than 400,000 children out of poverty. We all must work on these things, whatever particular systems cover our nations.

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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