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Child Poverty Bill

Proceeding contribution from Graham Stuart (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 December 2009. It occurred during Debate on bills on Child Poverty Bill.
My hon. Friend is right to point to the absurd idea that judges might intervene in the complex area of child poverty—perhaps they will demand that billions be given in additional tax credits—but does he agree that there is also the equally absurd possibility of a conflict between statutory obligations? No Government before this one had ever put targets in statute, but now there will be statutes pointing in different directions. For example, whereas the Fiscal Responsibility Bill suggests that there must be cuts, other legislation such as the Climate Act 2008 and this Bill suggest that more should be spent.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
502 c459 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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