Proceeding contribution from Baroness Afshar (Crossbench) 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

I am slightly worried about that statement because evidence shows that since the 1930s the single most effective contributor to alleviating child poverty has been family allowance, which I am sure is hard-earned by mothers but which might be defined as handed out.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 716 c221-2GC
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: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Child Poverty Bill

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