Children and Families Bill

My Lords, with apologies to the noble Baroness, a Division has been called in the Chamber. The Gr...

My Lords, it is now 5.12 pm. I apologise again to the noble Baroness for interrupting her mid-flo...

It was quite a welcome break in this long speech. I am moving Amendment 44 and speaking to Amendm...

My Lords, I support these two amendments. I am either patron or president of the Grandparents’ As...

My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, and my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-...

My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Massey’s amendments because it is worth restating that w...

I rise briefly to support these amendments and to make three points. First, above all, children w...

My Lords, I wanted to speak briefly in support of these amendments. My noble friend Lady Massey h...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, for her amendments, which cover support and se...

I thank the Minister for her response. The case has been made by all the speakers, and I thank th...

Moved by

Baroness Butler-Sloss

46: Clause 10, page 9, line 23, leave out “mediation”<...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 47 to 52. Despite the number of amendments, this is ab...

My Lords, we have Amendments 47, 50 and 52 in this group. I have listened carefully to what the n...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 50 and 52, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hughes of Str...

My Lords, my name is attached to a number of these amendments. I would like to raise some issues ...

My Lords, I support this amendment. We need to take notice of what the noble and learned Baroness...

My Lords, when Rupert Murdoch appeared before a committee down the corridor, he said it was the h...

My Lords, before the noble and learned Baroness responds, as I understand it her amendments are n...

That is the very interesting nature of this debate—whether removing the term will mean that it is...

My Lords, with great respect to the noble Lord, a Division has been called in the Chamber. The Gr...

My Lords, before I was so rudely interrupted, I was about to prompt withdrawal of the amendment b...

I apologise but just before the Division Bell rang the Minister talked about knowing what was on ...

My approach to this Committee is that I genuinely do listen and take back its findings not only t...

My Lords, I say to the Minister that I am perfectly prepared to be wrong; I often am. However, I ...

Moved by

Baroness Hughes of Stretford

53: Clause 11, page 10, line 15, leave out subs...

My Lords, Clause 11 would require a court, in considering arrangements to promote a child’s futur...

If Amendment 53 is agreed, I cannot call Amendments 54 and 55 because of pre-emption.

I assume that I am allowed to speak to Amendment 54. I agree with, particularly, Amendment 55. It...

My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendments 54 and 55. I have a lot of sympathy with both of ...

I support my noble and learned friend’s amendment and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Hughes. Li...

My Lords, I want to intervene briefly to say two things. All this is about perception as against ...

My Lords, the noble and learned Baroness says that the judges would cope with Section 1 of the 19...

My Lords, I rise with some trepidation to speak very briefly to Amendments 54 and 55. I welcome t...

My Lords, I would like to say a word or two about this problem because I had the responsibility, ...

I was simply making the fundamental point that adherence to the paramountcy of the welfare of the...

The noble and learned Lord referred to the clause possibly generating parental attempts to downgr...

It is the job of the judge to do his or her best to lower that. As I say, it is some time since I...

I seek guidance on one small issue. It is probably very stupid of me not to know about this but I...

If that is addressed to me, the answer is certainly yes. I have a distinct recollection of a case...

My Lords, this has been an extremely important and high-quality debate. I am not a lawyer but I h...

My Lords, whatever I do, I hope that I will do it gracefully. We have had an excellent debate bec...

My Lords, this may be a convenient moment for the Committee to adjourn.