Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am new to these debates, which seem to take place regularly in your Lordships’ House. I am not sure whether they always take place during Test matches, because I have read the last debates, and the noble Baroness’s remarks in introducing amendments similar to the one moved by the noble Earl this evening always seem to begin with cricketing metaphors. Indeed, she started almost word for word in the same way last year as she did this year. At least I am not in the position of having to repeat myself.