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Child Poverty Bill

A lot of points have been raised on this issue and I understand the power behind them, particularly about the additional financial support that kinship carers should have. That may well be something which emerges from the strategies that the Bill will produce. They may also emerge from other work that is going on across the Government, as I have explained. However, I do not believe it is necessary to amend the Bill in the way proposed in order to achieve that outcome. I was about to deal with one or two additional points that were raised in the debate, but if the noble and learned Baroness wants to come back on the point about godparents now, I will deal with it.