Children and Families Bill

My Lords, the noble Earl and I have been discussing the regulation of tobacco products since 2008...

My Lords, my noble friend just referred to how difficult it is to break the habit once you have f...

My Lords, I was going to make rather a longer speech the other night, but when I listened to the ...

My Lords, I fear that I may well be a lone voice in not supporting this amendment, even though I ...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly. Over the years I have been attracted by most vices, but neve...

My Lords, I want to speak briefly because the health arguments have mainly been made. I want to m...

I will speak to Amendments 263 and 264. If you said to some parents that you were going to put th...

My Lords, I rise extremely briefly because I had my go on Monday. I want to add just one point to...

My Lords, I should perhaps declare an interest as chairman of an NHS foundation trust, as a consu...

My Lords, we have heard time and time again both here and in the other place of the clear benefit...

My Lords, I, too, support these amendments, and my name is attached to Amendment 264. I should de...

My Lords, this has been an instructive debate and let me say immediately that I have listened car...

My understanding of this is that, because the Government would not come forward with a more gener...

That indeed is my understanding. Noble Lords have taken the opportunity of this Bill to raise the...

I always admire the noble Earl’s eloquence when defending the indefensible and he has done that p...

Well, my Lords, if I could repay the compliment to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, he has very eloquen...

As one of those who are not quite so eloquent but are equally committed to the cause, I think tha...

The noble Baroness underestimates her own eloquence here. I thank her for that and I shall reflec...

My Lords, it falls to me to respond. I am most grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. I am ...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

266AZA: Clause 89, page 59, line 10, at end inse...

My Lords, we have moved on to Part 6 which has been greatly anticipated on my side of the House a...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for bringing this matter to the at...

I thank the Minister for his reply, which was not unexpected. I return to my original point: this...

Moved by

Baroness Lister of Burtersett

266AA: Clause 89, page 60, leave out lines 9 a...

My Lords, Amendment 266AA would introduce regulations to enable shared parental leave to be taken...

My Lords, to explain why I am sympathetic to this amendment, while I am supportive of what the Go...

I support my noble friend Lady Lister in her amendment and have added my name to it. I thank the ...

My Lords, the Government understand the intention behind the amendment and I am glad of the oppor...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, and my noble friend Lord Stevenso...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

266AAA: Clause 89, page 66, line 38, at end insert—

“( ) W...

My Lords, the purpose of my Amendment 266AAA is to replicate vital existing protections afforded ...

My Lords, Amendments 266AB, 266AC and 266C in this group stand in my name. Taken together, these ...

My Lords, I am glad that these amendments give us the opportunity to debate the detail of how sha...

My Lords, in what seems an age ago now, I was once the Labour Party parliamentary candidate in Ri...

Moved by

Baroness Lister of Burtersett

266B: After Clause 89, insert the following ne...

My Lords, Amendments 266B and 266CA concern the father’s entitlement to and use of parental leave...

My Lords, I am sympathetic to the thinking behind the amendment. The idea of a “father quota”—an ...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly, having not participated in this Bill because of other commit...

My Lords, this is a very interesting area, and I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Lister for b...

My Lords, I welcome this debate because it is important to ensure that the changes made by the Bi...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Tyler and Lady Meacher, for their supp...

I will just confirm that, as part of the review, these issues will be looked at. It is extremely ...

My Lords, I thank the Minister, but we do not want to wait for the review in 2017-18 before steps...

I rise only to say to the noble Baroness that I will be happy to continue these discussions with ...

I am grateful to the noble Viscount and for the constructive way in which he has engaged in this ...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

266D: Clause 90, page 68, line 24, at end insert—

“(za) in...

My Lords, Amendments 266D and 266E deal with multiple births. Amendment 266D seeks to allow addit...

My Lords, this is a long group, with a large number of amendments. It breaks into two parts. As I...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for raising these important issues. Like the noble Lord, Lord Steve...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I did not detect the softening that I was hoping fo...

Of course, the noble Lord makes a fair point but this is the minimum requirement that is laid out...

My Lords, we have had a series of very good debates this afternoon with a listening Minister, alt...

Moved by

Baroness Massey of Darwen

267: Clause 93, leave out Clause 93 and insert the...

My Lords, Amendment 267, in the names of myself and my noble friend Lady Drake, suggests changes ...

My Lords, I support Amendment 267, which would bring family and friends carers and special guardi...

My Lords, I have been reminded by the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, that we have had this discussi...

My Lords, I support the amendment. It has been set out so comprehensively and compellingly that I...

My Lords, I will speak briefly to make two points. First, as the noble Baroness indicated, this i...

My Lords, I welcome this debate on another important issue. As has been said, and as the noble Ba...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that response and other speakers for contributing to this shor...

Moved by

Baroness Drake

267A: After Clause 93, insert the following new Clause—