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Proceeding contribution from Lord Freud (Conservative) 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

My Lords, I thank the Minister. However, I will stay unrepentant on the point. The hard statutory targets in here are about relative household incomes, including material deprivation, which is a very closely related measure. There is a difference between us in this area. We are trying to incorporate in just as tough a way, in terms of statutory targets, an approach that aims to tackle the causes of poverty. That is a difference and we have gone through it on several occasions.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c220GC 
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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