Proceeding contribution from Sally Keeble (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 December 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Child Poverty Bill.

Child Poverty Bill

Would not the hon. Gentleman agree that all the studies that are based on Department for Work and Pensions stats, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation study, show that it is children who are most likely to be in poverty in the UK today? That is the point of this legislation. They are the single foremost group. We can identify within that group which household structures and which income structures lead people to be in poverty, but overwhelmingly it is children who are at risk of poverty.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 502 c414
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Children Disadvantaged Housing Local government Low incomes Poverty Standards Standard of living
Legislation: Child Poverty Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Child Poverty Bill

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