Child Poverty Bill

If one were to ask most voters whether they would prefer to hit the child poverty target or to be number one in child well-being in the rich world, I think the majority would choose the latter. People would like to see us leading on child well-being and would see child poverty as secondary to that. This amendment is designed to make sure that we focus on what I say we really want, which is child well-being. I beg to move.