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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

Wednesday 9 December 2009

Report Stage Proceedings

Child Poverty Bill

New Clauses

The relative low income after housing costs target

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Ms Karen Buck

Negatived on division  NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The relative low income after housing costs target is that less than 10 per cent. of

children who live in qualifying households live in households that fall within the

relevant income group.

(2)
For the purposes of this section, a household falls within the relevant income

group, in relation to a financial year, if its equivalised net income for the financial

year is less than 60 per cent. of median equivalised net household income after

housing costs for the financial year.’.

The reduction in the causes of poverty targets

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Negatived on division  NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall make regulations setting out reduction in the causes

of poverty targets.’.

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2010 Target

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Negatived on division  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of three months

beginning with the day on which the Act is passed, publish and lay before

Parliament a report setting out an assessment of progress made towards meeting

the 2010 target.

(2)
The 2010 target is that in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2010, fewer

than 1.7 million children live in households that fall within the relevant income

group as defined by section 2(2).’.

Duty to implement the UK strategy

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Andrew Dismore

Withdrawn  NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall take such steps are are in his reasonable opinion

necessary to implement the UK strategy.’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  1

Page  1,  line  7  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

‘(b)
the relative low income after housing costs target in section [The relative

low income after housing costs target],’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not called  23

Page  1,  line  10  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

‘(e)
the reductions in the causes of poverty targets contained in regulations

made by the Secretary of State under section [The reduction in the causes

of poverty targets].’.

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Dr Evan Harris

Mr Andrew Dismore

Not called  33

Page  3,  line  9  [Clause  6],  at end insert—

‘(ba)
the circumstances in which a child living in communal accommodation

may be regarded as living in a qualifying household;’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  2

Page  3,  line  15  [Clause  6],  after ‘costs’, insert ‘except when calculating household

income for the purposes of section [The relative low income after housing costs target]

(the relative low income after housing costs target)’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  3

Page  3,  line  20  [Clause  6],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Andrew Dismore

Not called  34

Page  3,  line  22  [Clause  6],  at end insert—

‘(4A)
Before making regulations under subsections 1(a) and 1(ba), the Secretary of

State must request the advice of the Commission as to what statistical surveys can

reasonably be expected to be undertaken.’.

Mr Stephen Timms

Agreed to  21

Page  4,  line  23  [Clause  8],  after ‘education’, insert ‘, childcare’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  4

Page  4,  line  30  [Clause  8],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not called  24

Page  4,  line  34  [Clause  8],  at end insert—

‘(iii)
describe the progress that the Secretary of State considers needs

to be made in dealing with the causes of poverty in order to meet

the targets in sections 2 to 5.’.

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Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  5

Page  4,  line  43  [Clause  8],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  6

Page  5,  line  14  [Clause  9],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Andrew Dismore

Not called  35

Page  5,  line  21  [Clause  9],  at end insert—

‘(ba)
must consult the Children’s Commissioners for England, Wales,

Scotland and Northern Ireland,’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not called  27

Page  5,  line  22  [Clause  9],  leave out first ‘or’ and insert ‘families and’.

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Andrew Dismore

Not called  36

Page  5,  line  22  [Clause  9],  leave out first ‘or’ and insert ‘and’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  7

Page  6,  line  3  [Clause  10],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  8

Page  6,  line  15  [Clause  10],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  9

Page  6,  line  25  [Clause  10],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

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after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  10

Page  7,  line  13  [Clause  11],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  11

Page  7,  line  26  [Clause  11],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  12

Page  7,  line  37  [Clause  11],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  13

Page  8,  line  29  [Clause  13],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  14

Page  9,  line  14  [Clause  14],  at end insert—

‘(b)
the percentage of children living in qualifying households in the United

Kingdom in the target year who were living in households that fell within

the relevant income group for the purposes of section [The relative low

income after housing costs target] (Relative low income after housing

costs target);’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  15

Page  9,  line  32  [Clause  14],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

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Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  16

Page  9,  line  34  [Clause  14],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  17

Page  10,  line  12  [Clause  16],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income

after housing costs target]’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Negatived on division  29

Page  13,  line  12  [Clause  21],  after ‘assessment’, insert ‘including—

(i)
job creation,

(ii)
reducing family breakdown,

(iii)
families with disabilities,

(iv)
black and minority ethnic children, and

(v)
looked after children.’.

Ms Sally Keeble

Not called  32

Page  13,  line  12  [Clause  21],  at end add ‘which must include the number of

households within the area that fail to meet the bedroom standard’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not called  28

Page  14,  line  1  [Clause  22],  leave out first ‘or’ and insert ‘families and’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not called  30

Page  14,  line  38  [Clause  24],  leave out from ‘of’ to ‘section’ in line 39.

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Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  18

Page  14,  line  38  [Clause  24],  after ‘or’, insert ‘section [The relative low income

after housing costs target] (Relative low income after housing costs target) or’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not selected  31

Page  16,  line  14  [Clause  30],  after ‘Child’, insert ‘and Family’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not called  25

Page  18,  line  7  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

‘(e)
there is a change of government following a general election.’.

Mr Stephen Timms

Agreed to  22

Page  18,  line  20  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

‘Research

9A  (1)
The Commission may at any time request the Secretary of State to carry out,

or commission others to carry out, such research on behalf of the Commission

for the purpose of the carrying out of the Commission’s functions as the

Commission may specify in the request.

      (2)
If the Secretary of State decides not to comply with the request, the Secretary

of State must notify the Commission of the reasons for the decision.’.

Mr David Gauke

Andrew Selous

James Duddridge

Not selected  26

Page  18,  line  24  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

‘(2)
All such remuneration, allowances and expenses must be published monthly

online.’.

Steve Webb

John Barrett

Not called  19

Page  20,  line  9  [Schedule  2],  after ‘5’, insert ‘and section [The relative low income



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