Child Poverty Bill

Part of the debate – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 20 October 2009.

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Photo of John Howell John Howell Conservative, Henley 12:00, 20 October 2009

Earlier, you described the work that you do, which we are all aware of, at a strategic level with central Government. However, what the Bill does is to pass a lot of the responsibility for delivery over to local government. How do you see your role and your working relationships with local government in practice as a result of the Bill?