Amendment summary
Lord Touhig moved to resolve that this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government have laid before Parliament the Social Fund Maternity Grant Amendment Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/100) at unnecessary speed and without providing more information on the impact on new mothers and children in low-income families; and notes with concern that the Regulations will remove funds from some of the poorest families during the crucial early months of a child’s life.