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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour) 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

The noble Lord needs to read the whole of Clause 8. Basically, it does what many other pieces of legislation do. It starts with a declaratory statement of intent—to overcome disadvantage and ensure that the targets are met—in subsection (2)(a) and (b); then it must refer to the other nations; then it must be laid before Parliament; and then it outlines the dimensions of that socio-economic disadvantage against which, if appropriate, measures should be taken. This is outlined in subsection (5)(a), (b), (c) and (d). I do not understand the noble Lord’s problem. The clause sets out the territory that the UK commission will occupy in seeking to deliver subsection (2) and describes it in subsection (5).

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c277-8GC 
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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