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
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The bill would establish a new government department called the Ministry for Poverty Prevention, setting out its aims and powers to tackle poverty. It would also require abolition or merging of the ministry to happen only through an Act of Parliament, introduce reporting duties on its work, and grant a power to set binding targets for reducing poverty.
The bill is currently at its first reading in the House of Lords (started 13 March 2024) and has not yet moved to Committee or Report stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
13 Mar 2024
The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
