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Child Poverty Bill

Would my noble friend permit me to speak in relation to the guidance? Technically I am advised it would be statutory guidance, but that only half answers the point. I am more than happy to commit to a meeting together with officials. I stress that the issue for me is whether you need anything more specifically set down in the Bill in this regard. Nothing that has been debated and argued for this afternoon is precluded under this Bill. These things should be addressed as part of local authority and UK-wide strategies. If we are apart, it is on the necessity of adding further words to the Bill to achieve that, but I am more than happy to meet to see if we can close that gap.