On the 25th January 2010, Lady Finlay, Lord Morris of Manchester and Lord Rea tabled the Minimum Income Standards amendment  67 in the 3rd sitting of the committee stage of the Child Poverty Bill in the House of Lords,

Below is the speeches made by The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Lord Rea.

The following amendment has now been tabled by Professor Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, immediate past President of the Royal Society of Medicine, a cross bench Peer.  We are working hard to persuade other Peers to add their names – any help would be welcome. The Committee stage of the Bill in the Lords begins on the 19th January. 

Our Chair, Rev Paul Nicolson gave evidence to the Parliamentary Bills Committee considering the Child Poverty Bill, as reported in the Times on Oct 22, 2009.