Yes, it would want as holistic a piece of research as possible. Within the limited resources that it has, I am sure that that would be its aim.
I thank both my noble friends. My noble friend Lady Hollis asked specifically whether we had some idea of the commission’s research budget. The detailed work published in the impact assessment for the Bill showed that a budget in the order of £390,000 per annum would be sufficient to support the work of a Child Poverty Commission that can readily provide high-quality and effective research. This figure is based on an indicative budget for funding research of about £200,000, but that will obviously be looked at.
I was asked whether the commission was responsible as an evaluator. Generally, no—as an advisory body it would not be responsible as an evaluator. I was also asked by my noble friend about subterranean and quick-and-dirty research.
Child Poverty Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Crawley
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 25 January 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Child Poverty Bill.
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