Will the hon. Gentleman address the Minister's example of two families in identical positions, one of whom decide to spend more of their disposable income on housing—perhaps living in a better area and because it has better schools, which will help the children exit poverty? Under his proposal, we could beat up the Government for the fact that parents, because they have behaved in their children's best interests, appear poor, whereas under the single definition, they would not be.
Child Poverty Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Field of Birkenhead
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 December 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Child Poverty Bill.
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