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
Where it was sent
No committee referral is recorded for this proposal.
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