But surely the strategy could be a strategy to get at root causes. The Child Poverty Act does not say that local authorities have a duty to deal with symptoms. It says that they have a duty to help to eliminate child poverty, and of course that is about trying to get at root causes.
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 7 December 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
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2015-16
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