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

Debate on bills on Friday, 20 July 2018, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Berkeley of Knighton. The answering member was Baroness Vere of Norbiton.
Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

792 cc1415-1436 

Session

2017-19

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Proceeding contributions

Lord Berkeley of Knighton | 792 cc1416-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this Bill seeks to make a one-line amendment to the Children Act 1989, but it would con...

Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 792 cc1419-1420 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Berkeley of Knighton on promoting this B...


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Baroness Flather | 792 c1420 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have very little to add to what has already been said today. I have come mainly to li...

Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 792 cc1420-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley of Knighton, on introducing this Bill....

Baroness Boycott | 792 cc1423-4 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my noble friend Lord Berkeley of Knighton on bringing to the House this extremely ...

Lord Alton of Liverpool | 792 cc1424-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a privilege to support my noble friend Lord Berkeley of Knighton, whose Private M...

Baroness Featherstone | 792 cc1425-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, on the Bill and taking up the cudgels of ...

Baroness Massey of Darwen | 792 cc1429-1431 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Gale is unwell, so I have the pleasure and the honour of making a ...

Baroness Vere of Norbiton | 792 cc1430-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in today’s debate. The strength of support ...

Lord West of Spithead | 792 c1433 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness. I must say that I have a sense of déjà vu. I feel very stro...

Baroness Vere of Norbiton | 792 c1433 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord for his intervention and of course agree, but with the caveat that we must...

Lord Alton of Liverpool | 792 c1433 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and entirely agree with what she just said about not brin...

Baroness Vere of Norbiton | 792 cc1433-5 (Link to this contribution)

Yes, the noble Lord is completely right. I was just about to come on to that, because I listened ...

Lord Berkeley of Knighton | 792 cc1434-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful and humbled to receive such unanimous support around the House from such ...

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