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; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
29 May 2024
The Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill would create a new government department called the Ministry for Poverty Prevention, with the aim of reducing poverty and its underlying causes. It sets out the ministry’s powers, requires regular reporting to Parliament, and allows binding poverty reduction targets to be set. It also protects the ministry’s existence from being abolished or merged unless Parliament approves.
The bill is at 1st Reading in the Lords, i.e., an early stage. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination and scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
