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  Welfare Reform and Work Bill - Reports on Child Poverty
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to require an annual report on child poverty.
  @ MP voted no to require an annual report on child poverty
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require an annual report on child poverty.
  
  
  MPs were considering the Welfare Reform and Work Bill[1].
  
  Lords amendment 1[2] was rejected in this vote, the amendment had proposed a new clause titled: ''Child poverty: reporting obligation'' stating:
  
   
  :(1)    The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament an annual report on child poverty.
  :(2)    The report must include information on the percentage of children living in households whereâ
  :(a)    equivalised net income for the financial year is less than 60% of median equivalised net household income for the most recent financial year;
  :(b)    equivalised net income for the financial year is less than 70% of median equivalised net household income for the most recent financial year, and which experience material deprivation;
  :(c)    equivalised net income for the financial year is less than 60% of median equivalised net household income for the financial year beginning 1 April 2010, adjusted in a prescribed manner to take account of changes in the value of money since that year; and
  :(d)     equivalised net income has been less than 60% of median equivalised net household income in at least 3 of the survey years.
  :(3)   For the purposes of subsection (2)(d), the survey years are the calendar year that ends in the financial year addressed in subsection (2)(a) and (b), and the 3 preceding calendar years.â
  
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
   :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork.html Parliament's webpage on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0132/16132.1-5.html Lords amendments to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill]
  
  
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