Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]

My hon. Friend makes a good point. Nimco is effectively my Whip. Most of what I do in this place ...

My hon. Friend says “very young children” and the information I have read—I do not know whether t...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I believe that the average age is five, which implies that gi...

FGM is completely shocking, and it is not something I knew anything about until it was raised up ...

My hon. Friend raises an important point. Had we been having this debate two weeks ago, I would h...

My hon. Friend describes the horrors of FGM vividly. Does he agree that, in a way, it is a form o...

I could not agree more vehemently with my hon. Friend. FGM is not just a kind of child abuse; it ...

We often hear this argument comparing the two, but male circumcision, in my experience, is rarely...

The hon. Lady is exactly right, and I thank her for her intervention. It is also worth saying tha...

Does my hon. Friend agree that such horrendous abuse and its lifelong effects cannot possibly be ...

I could not agree more strongly. In fact, partly on the instruction of Nimco Ali, I am co-chair o...

I thank my hon. Friend for the huge amount of leadership he has shown on addressing this hideous ...

I could not agree more, and I am grateful to colleagues for being here to take part in this debat...

My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the international nature of FGM, but does he agree that the ...

I could not agree more, and I am glad my hon. Friend has raised that point. FGM is a form of extr...

On the issue of young girls being taken abroad to go through the horrific experience of FGM, did ...

I thank my hon. Friend for bringing that to the House’s attention. I know Leyla relatively well. ...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on the work that he and this Government have done, but does he ...

I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and I agree with it, as this is a cross-cutting issue....

Does my hon. Friend look to the record in France, the approach the French take in dealing with FG...

We have looked at that in the all-party group. The French engage in a much more interventionist a...

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend and to his work on this, as well as that of our mutual friend Nim...

I strongly agree with my hon. Friend on that. Indeed, I am going to take this opportunity to quot...

Does my hon. Friend’s work on the all-party group and with campaigners reveal a reluctance on thi...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. I cannot give him a scientific answer, but I c...

I wonder how we can convince people who think this barbaric practice is decent, such as the famil...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I know, because the evidence shows, that a shift is ...

The hon. Gentleman mentions the Gambia. A friend of mine was, unfortunately, forced to move back ...

I absolutely do, and I strongly encourage the hon. Lady to link her friend up with Jaha, who is n...

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is making such a powerful speech. He mentioned the important...

That is the very next point I was going to make, so I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. ...

indicated assent.

I see her nodding her head, so she will. I look forward to that.

If this tiny, uncontentiou...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith). The Bill passed thr...

I am proud to take part in this debate today. I would like to commend not only Lord Berkeley in t...

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Richmo...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that point. We should not allow anybody to hide behin...

rose—

I give way to my hon. Friend and fellow Select Committee member.

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way, not least because the purpose of my rising was to co...

I thank my hon. Friend for doing that. He is right to say that it is a jigsaw of issues that must...

I completely agree with the right hon. Lady on the need for additional resources for local author...

The hon. Lady raises an important point about specialist provision and resources. I hope that the...

I could not agree more strongly with my right hon. Friend on the need to reform the process. Does...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we are going to have a Parliament that works correctly, no...

It is a great honour and privilege to be present in this debate because I really think that this ...

The hon. Lady might be aware of the project My Body Back, set up by an incredible woman called Pa...

I have heard of it but not visited. However, that is two centres for an estimated 160,000 women a...

I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. We agreed earlier that it is important for local authoritie...

Order. We have 13 Members waiting to speak, and the Minister needs to wind up the debate. I do no...

I thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention, but I disagree. We need a centre of expertise. ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion), who is a bright beacon...

You are!

I can assure the House that I am not.

I echo entirely the comments that my right hon. Frien...

My hon. Friend mentions that this is not a medical procedure. One of the problems is that the med...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It carries all the concomitant health risks of the backstreet...

I would like to start by belatedly wishing everybody a happy International Women’s Day. I am sure...

May I just suggest about five minutes each to give everybody equal time?

8.54 pm

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) on bringing forward th...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Yes, of course.

Order. The hon. Gentleman has only just walked in. It would be rather unfair on the other people ...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think I know what my hon. Friend was going to say, because he was...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) on his work on this is...

Some powerful speeches have been made tonight, none more so than those of my hon. Friend the Memb...

Can I just remind people to stick to five minutes, please?

9.12 pm

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) on introducing the pri...

The hon. Lady has clearly outlined what needs to happen legislatively in relation to such physica...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He is absolutely right, and I will say more abou...

I know that the hon. Lady has a great deal of experience in the medical profession. Does she agre...

rose—

Order. I asked people to speak for only five minutes, and I am concerned that some Members might ...

Thank you for that guidance, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will aim to wrap this up quickly.

My fina...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friends, including my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park...

I am delighted to support the Bill tonight. FGM is a hideous crime that has no place in our socie...

I rise briefly to support this much-needed amendment to the Children Act 1989. I will chiefly foc...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). It was also a p...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes) and his ins...

I shall speak only briefly because at least one more Member still wishes to speak. I congratulate...

I rise briefly to support this excellent Bill and to make two very simple points.

First, as...

The Government are pleased both to support this Bill and to give it Government time. It is a very...