(Photograph) - Chief secretary to the Treasury Paul Boateng took a break from the Labour Party conference to join children for a picnic on Brighton beach, organised by the campaign End Child Poverty. Children told the Treasury minister what life is like below the poverty line and put their questions about Government action to him. This year is the fifth anniversary of the Government's pledge to end child poverty within a generation. Mr Boateng said, 'Tax credits, investment in childcare, Sure Start, the Children's Fund and children's centres are all making a difference. But we still have a way to go. Central to our getting it right is to give a voice to children and young people and listen to what they tell us about the impact of our polices on their lives.' Speaking at the conference, Chancellor Gordon Brown promised to advance towards the next milestone of halving child poverty by 2010. Photo Russell Sach
(Photograph) - Chief secretary to the Treasury Paul Boateng took a break from the Labour Party conference to join children for a picnic on Brighton beach, organised by the campaign End Child Poverty. Children told the Treasury minister what life is like below the poverty line and put their questions about Government action to him. This year is the fifth anniversary of the Government's pledge to end child poverty within a generation. Mr Boateng said, 'Tax credits, investment in childcare, Sure Start, the Children's Fund and children's centres are all making a difference. But we still have a way to go. Central to our getting it right is to give a voice to children and young people and listen to what they tell us about the impact of our polices on their lives.' Speaking at the conference, Chancellor Gordon Brown promised to advance towards the next milestone of halving child poverty by 2010.
Photo Russell Sach
