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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: Cash For Pregnant Mothers |
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Pregnant women will get about £200 paid into their bank account to spend on healthy food under a government initiative, the BBC has learned.
From April 2009, expectant mothers in England would receive a one-off payment from their 29th week of pregnancy to encourage them to eat well.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6984122.stm
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: Cash For Pregnant Mothers |
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mark occomore wrote: | Pregnant women will get about £200 paid into their bank account to spend on healthy food under a government initiative, the BBC has learned.
From April 2009, expectant mothers in England would receive a one-off payment from their 29th week of pregnancy to encourage them to eat well.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6984122.stm
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why would you need encouragement to eat well? _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Pathetic.
This must be the most ridiculous idea yet.
If they "can't afford" to eat well without a grant maybe they shouldn't have got pregnant in the first place.
Can you imagine what some young, unscrupulous types will do with this cash windfall? plus the other £500, a new tattoo maybe?
Does this government think money is the answer to everything?
As Mark said, You don't solve problems by throwing money at it!
well sometimes you do..... particularly if they're my problems _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
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SantaFefan
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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"Pass me' fags Hayden, I'm eatin' me' Broccoli" _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
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gfloyd
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Give 'em food stamps! _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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SantaFefan
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Now that would be a better idea... stamps for certain foods only.. _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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As far as bad ideas go this is up there with the best of them What the flip is this all about. |
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mark occomore
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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£200 isn't going to go far for one off payment. They get milk tokens too. |
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