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Getting By? The reality of families in working poverty

Posted on 17 Mar 2015

Parliamentary launch of Getting By? The reality of families in working poverty Tuesday 24th March 2015 2-3pm Committee Room 6, House of Commons One of the recommendations of the 2013 ...Read More

Poverty Ends Now – anti poverty manifesto written by young people

Posted on 02 Mar 2015

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty has been working with Children North East and Rys Farthing from Oxford University to produce a Children’s Manifesto and action plan on poverty. ...Read More

Infrastructure Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments – in the House of Lords at 4:05 pm on 9th February 2015

Posted on 17 Feb 2015

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Green  6:30 pm, 9th February 2015 My Lords, I thank everyone who took part in the debate, even those who did not agree with me. There were ...Read More

Topical Questions Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 10th February 2015

Posted on 17 Feb 2015

Nicholas Clegg The Deputy Prime Minister It is—how can I put this politely?—brave of Labour to select jobs as the subject of its Oppositionday debate. It is the party that crashed ...Read More

Introduction of a Maximum Wage — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] – in Westminster Hall at 2:30 pm on 10th February 2015

Posted on 17 Feb 2015

Iain Wright Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)  3:00 pm, 10th February 2015 May I begin by saying how good it is to see you in the Chair, Mr Streeter? I ...Read More

Welfare Assistance Schemes — Question for Short Debate – in the House of Lords at 7:30 pm on 10th February 2015

Posted on 17 Feb 2015

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Conservative  8:12 pm, 10th February 2015 My Lords, first, I join other noble Lords in thanking the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Truro for securing this ...Read More

Compulsory Jobs Guarantee Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 1:57 pm on 11th February 2015.

Posted on 17 Feb 2015

Kate Green Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)  4:10 pm, 11th February 2015 This has been a good debate and I thank all hon. and right hon. Members for their contributions. Our ...Read More

Highlights from Living Wage Week 2014

Posted on 10 Nov 2014

Living Week 2014 2nd-8th November was the biggest and liveliest to date with events up and down the country, drawing sharp focus to the issue of low pay and ...Read More

Child Poverty Manifesto Launch 15th October 2014

Posted on 07 Oct 2014

Young people from across the UK come together on the 15th October to launch their child poverty manifesto in Parliament

Child Poverty Manifesto blog by Ewan Taws

Posted on 07 Oct 2014

Blog piece by Ewan Taws on recent Child Poverty Manifesto residential in Cumbria