Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy

Debate contribution by Mr Daniel McCrossan on 30 June 2025.

MLA: Mr Daniel McCrossan
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 30 June 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Anti-poverty Strategy
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5043305

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Thank you, Minister. You will appreciate that this is a serious issue for everybody concerned. Barnardo's and other stakeholders criticised you and your Department today for your failure to do what you committed to doing in the strategy. Fifty organisations have written to Ministers calling for the strategy to be withdrawn. The First Minister has said that the strategy should probably go further. What specific changes or proposals did she or her party colleagues make during those Executive discussions?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1481/22-27.

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