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Comprehensive Spending Review

Debate between Lord Bishop of Liverpool and Lord Higgins
Wednesday 20th October 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Higgins Portrait Lord Higgins
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My Lords—

Lord Bishop of Liverpool Portrait The Lord Bishop of Blackburn
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My Lords, very many of us are eager to see the big society, with its vision of neighbourliness, prevail. Neighbourliness requires a particular care for children, who are a gift and not a commodity, and for poorer families. Given that many children and poorer families will be badly affected by the reduction in benefits, can the Minister tell us where this lost support may be found in the future for children and poorer families?

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