'A Right not a Token'
Briefing for the House of Commons Seminar
Wednesday 26 June 2002

Introduction by Paula Twigg, Welfare Rights Manager, Child Poverty Action Group (27KB Word document)

Contributions from:

Maternity Alliance, Jenny Mcleish, Social Policy Officer and Positively Women, Beatrice Nabulya, Community Worker (32KB Word document)

The Refugee Council, Sasha Acimovic, Health Policy Officer and Terrence Higgins Trust, Martin Kirk, Parliamentary Officer (35KB Work document)

Early Day Motion 741 – update, supporters and press coverage (24KB Word document)

Further information about asylum seekers, HIV and milk tokens

• Introductory page
• We are keen to encourage advisers to claim free milk and vitamins for their clients, see the precedent letters which can be used as a guide.
• Babies at risk of HIV because of 'callous' Government inaction: MPs back call for free milk tokens
  press release 6 February 2002
• Early Day Motion 741 calling for milk tokens to be made available to asylum seeker mothers.

For more information contact:
Paula Twigg
Welfare Rights Manager
020 7837 7979 (ext 237)
email: ptwigg@cpag.org.uk

Ashley Riley
CPAG Press Officer
020 7837 7979 (ext 216)
email: ariley@cpag.org.uk