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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 November 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill.

Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill

I know my right hon. Friend very well and I know that he will do that. In coming to a solution, will the Minister make sure that it is UK-wide? Will he make sure that it is not based on a postcode lottery, under which one local authority might contribute for looked-after children, while another local authority might not? We want to ensure, at the very least, that we salvage something from this train crash, and that is help and support for looked-after children in our society as a whole. Based on what the Minister has said, I have no alternative but to press amendment 1, because the abolition of the child trust fund is wrong. Opposition Members believed that it was wrong on Second Reading, we believed that it was wrong in Committee and we believe that it is wrong on Report, so we will press amendment 1 to a Division. Question put, That the amendment be made. The House divided: Ayes 218, Noes 297.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
519 c81 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Children in care Child trust fund Eligibility Grants Individual savings accounts Pilot schemes Personal savings Low incomes Northern Ireland Poverty Pregnancy Scotland Wales Saving gateway
Legislation
Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill 2010-12
Link
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