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GBbill · 3928

Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill [HL]

Introduced
2Committee
3Floor vote
4Signed

Official status:1st reading

Introduced
1/29/2025
Chamber
House of Lords
Official source
U.K. Parliament — Bills API
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

The registry's own summary

What it does

A bill to Make provision for establishing a new government Ministry, the Ministry for Poverty Prevention; to make provision for the objectives and powers of that Ministry; to make provision that the Ministry can only be abolished or combined with another department by an Act of Parliament; to make provision for reporting requirements on the Ministry’s work; to make provision for a power to create binding poverty reduction targets; to make provision for a reporting system for all government spending in relation to poverty; and for connected purposes.

Who proposed it

  • Lord BirdLead proponent

    Crossbench · House of Lords · Sponsor

Where it was sent

No committee referral is recorded for this proposal.

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