15 October 2007: For Immediate Release
The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty
First Evidence Session Announced
The Work and Pensions Committee has today announced the fist evidence session in its inquiry, The Best Start in Life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty.
Wednesday 24 October 2007 in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House
At 9.30am
Lisa Harker, Independent Adviser on Child Poverty to the Department for Work and Pensions
At 10.30am
Fran Bennett, Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Mike Brewer, Programme Director, Direct Tax and Welfare Sector, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Dr Tess Ridge, Lecturer in Social Policy, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
Please note that all timings are approximate.