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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 27 October 2009

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Child Poverty Bill


 

[fifth and sixth Sittings]


 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Negatived on division  59

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the reductions in the causes of poverty targets in section [The reductions

 

in the causes of poverty targets].’.

 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Withdrawn  21

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall also ensure that interim targets for child poverty are

 

met in relation to the United Kingdom in the financial year beginning with 1 April

 

2015, where such interim targets are specified by the Child Poverty

 

Commission.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Withdrawn  22

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  leave out ‘10’ and insert ‘5’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  13

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  leave out from ‘of’ to ‘fall’ in line 14 and insert

 

‘qualifying households’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 October 2009        

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Child Poverty Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  14

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  3,  leave out from ‘of’ to ‘fall’ in line 4 and insert ‘qualifying

 

households’.

 

Ms Sally Keeble

 

Withdrawn  17

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  5,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(c)    

experience bad housing conditions.’.

 

Ms Sally Keeble

 

Not called  18

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  12,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Regulations must specify the circumstances in which a child is to be regarded for

 

the purposes of subsection (1) (c) as experiencing bad housing conditions.’.

 

Ms Sally Keeble

 

Not called  19

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  12,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Regulations must specify the circumstances in which a child is to be regarded for

 

the purposes of subsection (1) (b) as experiencing material deprivation in relation

 

to housing.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  15

 

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  14,  leave out from ‘of’ to ‘within’ in line 15 and insert

 

‘qualifying households fall’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  16

 

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  29,  leave out from ‘of’ to ‘households’ in line 31 and insert

 

‘qualifying’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 October 2009        

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Child Poverty Bill, continued

 
 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Negatived on division  23

 

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  37,  leave out ‘2015’ and insert ‘2012’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Withdrawn  24

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

The publication of analysis of the sensitivity of the estimates of child

 

poverty under sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the methodological assumptions

 

which underlie those estimates.’.

 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

How poverty among children who are not included in household surveys

 

is to be assessed.’.

 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Not called  26

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

How the statistical surveys used to calculate poverty rates are to be re-

 

weighted to reflect under-reporting of specified groups.’.

 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Negatived on division  28

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  14,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Withdrawn  27

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  18,  at end add ‘and the costs associated with disability.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Withdrawn  48

 

Clause  7,  page  3,  leave out lines 29 to 32.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 October 2009        

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Child Poverty Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Negatived on division  9

 

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1A)  

The appointment of the chair under sub-paragraph (1)(a) must be approved by

 

a resolution of the House of Commons within three months of the appointment.

 

    (1B)  

Before appointing a chair under subparagraph (1)(a), the Secretary of State

 

must consult the Treasury, Work and Pensions, and Children, Schools and

 

Families Committees of the House of Commons, or their successors.’.

 

Steve Webb

 

John Barrett

 

Withdrawn  49

 

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  20,  at end insert ‘The sums under 9(c) shall include

 

resources to commission independent research as required.’.

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr John Baron

 

Negatived on division  10

 

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(2)  

All such remuneration, allowances and expenses must be published monthly

 

online.’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am


 
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