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Bill documents — Child Poverty Act 2008-09 to 2009-10

Act of Parliament

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

House Act of Parliament Date
Commons Child Poverty Act 2010 c.9 | PDF version, 136KB 25.03.2010

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House Bill Date
Commons Bill 92 09-10 (Lords Amendments to) | PDF version, 72KB 18.03.2010
Lords HL Bill 46 09-10 (As Amended on Report) | PDF version, 159KB 10.03.2010
Lords Bill 34 09-10 (as introduced) | PDF version, 156KB 10.02.2010
Lords HL Bill 21 09-10 (as brought from the Commons) | PDF version, 160KB 11.12.2009
Commons Bill 10 09-10 (as introduced) | PDF version, 158KB 19.11.2009
Commons Bill as Amended in Public Bill Committee | PDF version, 157KB 04.11.2009
Commons Bill as Introduced | PDF version, 156KB 12.06.2009

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons 92 EN 09-10 (Explanatory Note on Lords Amendments) | PDF version, 247KB 18.03.2010
Lords HL Bill 21 EN 09-10 | PDF version, 156KB 11.12.2009
Commons Bill 10 EN 09-10 | PDF version, 418KB 19.11.2009
Commons Explanatory Notes to the Bill | PDF version, 211KB 12.06.2009

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House Amendment Paper Date
Lords Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 16 March 2010 17.03.2010
Lords Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 8 March 2010 09.03.2010
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 5 March 2010 08.03.2010
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 4 February 2010 05.02.2010
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21 January 2010 26.01.2010
Lords Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 20 January 2010 25.01.2010
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21 January 2010 22.01.2010
Lords Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 20 January 2010 21.01.2010
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 19 January 2010 20.01.2010
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 15 January 2010 18.01.2010
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 9 December 2009 09.12.2009
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 2 December 2009 03.12.2009
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 11 November 2009 12.11.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 November 2009 03.11.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee amendments as at 27 October 2009 27.10.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee amendments as at 22 October 2009 22.10.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 20 October 2009 20.10.2009

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons Date
Commons Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 22 March 2010 23.03.2010
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 9 December 2009 10.12.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 3 November 2009 04.11.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 October 2009 30.10.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee proceedings as at 27 October 2009 28.10.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 October 2009 23.10.2009
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 20 October 2009 21.10.2009

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House Research Paper Date
Commons Research Paper 09/89 (PDF, 233KB) 03.12.2009
Commons Research Paper on Child Poverty Bill (PDF, 713KB) 30.06.2009

Select Committee reports

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

House Select Committee report Date
Commons Work and Pensions Committee: Child Poverty - Transcript of Oral Evidence (HC 702, 2008-09) 10.07.2009
Commons Work and Pensions Committee: Second Special Report of Session 2007-08 (HC 580, 2007-08) (PDF, 270KB) 10.07.2009
Commons Work and Pensions Committee: Second Report of Session 2007-08 (HC 42-I, 2007-08) (PDF, 1MB) 10.07.2009

Selection of amendments: Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

House Selection of amendments: Commons Date
Commons Selection of Lords Amendments for Consideration on 22 March (PDF, 17KB) 19.03.2010
Commons Child Poverty Bill selection list (Report stage) (PDF, 13KB) 09.12.2009

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