Children and Families Bill

My Lords, in September last year the Government announced their intention that all children atten...

My Lords, I declare an interest as vice-chairman of the Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour. ...

My Lords, I warmly welcome the amendment and the Minister has underlined the case for it. I have ...

My Lords, I welcome the amendment and welcome the coalition, belatedly, to the table of the free ...

I thank noble Lords for their welcome for this proposal. I look forward to hearing the report fro...

Moved by

Baroness Massey of Darwen

59A: After Clause 85, insert the following new Cla...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 59A, I also wish to support Amendments 59B and 59F, to which the no...

I am grateful to the Minister for his letters and the draft framework agreement in which I note t...

My Lords, I rise partly to support my noble friend and the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, but prima...

My Lords, I support Amendment 59A and I also strongly support Amendments 59B and 59F. I address t...

I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Massey, Lady Lister and Lady Howe, and the noble Lord, Lord Ra...

I am sorry to delay proceedings, but can the Minister, in the light of what he has just said, ass...

I am delighted to give that assurance to the noble Lord. Thirdly, including an explicit reference...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that very thorough response. I am particularly pleased to hear...

I will write to the noble Baroness .

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Lord Nash

59C: Clause 86, page 60, line 2, after “must” insert “, in particu...

Moved by

Lord Nash

59D: Clause 92, page 63, line 9, leave out “involve children” and ...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

62A: Clause 99, page 92, line 22, at end insert—<...

I shall speak also to government Amendments 62B, 62C, 62D and 63A. I shall encapsulate my overvie...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

62B: Clause 99, page 92, line 23, leave out “(3C)...

Moved by

Lord Nash

63A: Clause 103, page 98, line 16, leave out “(2C)” and insert “(2...

Moved by

Baroness Howarth of Breckland

63AZA: After Clause 104, insert the following ...

My Lords, in a few weeks, I will join families and children celebrating 20 years of the work of t...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for moving this amendment and for doing so so ...

My Lords, I am glad of the opportunity to return to this important issue on Report. The noble Lor...

My Lords, I believe we are deeply reassured and very grateful to the Minister. I am only sorry th...

Moved by

Baroness Lister of Burtersett

63AZC: After Clause 113, insert the following ...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 63AZC, I return to this question because, when we debated it in Gra...

My Lords, as the clock reads midnight, I will say very little in support of my noble friend’s exc...

My Lords, very briefly indeed, I lend my support to this amendment. As the noble Baroness, Lady L...

My Lords, very briefly, I thought that both my noble friends made very coherent arguments in favo...

My Lords, I appreciated the interesting and moving speeches by the noble Baronesses, Lady Lister ...

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

Moved by

Lord Nash

63AA: Clause 114, page 121, line 35, at end insert—

“( ) reg...

Moved by

Lord Nash

64: Clause 118, page 123, line 2, at end insert—

“(1A) Secti...

Moved by

Lord Nash

65B: Clause 119, page 123, line 18, at end insert—

“(3A) Sec...

Moved by

Lord Nash

66: In the Title, line 2, after “needs” insert “or disabilities”