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Proceeding contribution from Lord Freud (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 25 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Child Poverty Bill.

Child Poverty Bill

I thank the Minister for that explanation, but perhaps I may spend a little more time exploring the word "unwilling" in all its manifestations. I am conscious that in this area there are some deeply entrenched differences of approach on how to tackle poverty as a whole. Let me draw a hypothetical example. If we had a Government who were staunchly focused on dealing with the causes of poverty within their strategy, and if one or more commission members believed that the solution lay purely in income transfers, and if there was no support within the commission for the Government’s strategy, despite direction by the Secretary of State, under the Minister’s interpretation, would that constitute unwillingness? If so, could that unwillingness be dealt with by removal from office under the clause?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c239GC 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Conditions of employment Alcoholic drinks Disadvantaged Costs Finance Families Drugs Misconduct Low incomes Pay Membership Public appointments Poverty Minimum wage Misuse Nutrition Lone parents OECD countries Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Research Unemployment Self-employed UNICEF Child Poverty Commission Public health
Legislation
Child Poverty Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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