CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP 40th ANNIVERSARY

Early day motion 920, tabled 2 November 2005 by Helen Goodman (Labour). Signed by 215 members.

That this House congratulates the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) on its 40th anniversary; notes that while its founder members in 1965 expected the Group to `remain in existence until effective action is taken' to alleviate child poverty, CPAG's work continues and is as vital as ever forty years on; further notes that despite the progress made in recent years, 3.5 million or 28 per cent. of children in the UK continue to live in poverty; and wishes CPAG every success in its ongoing campaign to end child poverty once and for all and therefore remove the necessity for its own existence.

Signatures by party: Labour 104, Conservative 52, Liberal Democrat 47, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Scottish National Party 1.