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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 21 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Child Poverty Bill.

Child Poverty Bill

This is a puzzling point. The noble Lord may be saying that things will completely change when these new targets are in place. I would argue that we have had PSA targets for yonks, and I cannot think of a passported benefit that has ever been lost. Indeed, it is the other way around. With ESA, passported benefits were very carefully protected. My worry is that benefit levels would be so low that we will get more passported benefits, rather than fewer of them. The noble Lord has not persuaded me that passported benefits are more at risk just because we have targets.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c206GC 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Children in care Accountability Disadvantaged Costs Fraud Employment Families Education Households Low incomes Ministerial responsibility Public appointments Poverty Public bodies Public consultation Lone parents Statistics Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Training Travellers Tax evasion Self-employed Child Poverty Commission
Legislation
Child Poverty Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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