Domestic Abuse Bill

My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 146 in my name, supported by the noble Baronesses, Lady Bull a...

My Lords, my normal reaction to an invitation from the noble Lord, Lord Russell, to sign an amend...

My Lords, I rise to speak in support of this amendment, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Russell ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Russell, for his very clear introduction and explanation, ...

My Lords, I am absolutely delighted to be a signatory to this long overdue amendment, which I tha...

I call the noble Lord, Lord Lucas.

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We cannot hear you.

It will be immensely helpful to have a process of gathering information ahead of the Law Commissi...

I am very pleased to support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell. Members m...

My Lords, this afternoon, many noble Lords have described misogyny outside the scenario of domest...

My Lords, I fully support Amendment 146, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool. The ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, which has been excellen...

My Lords, I thank everybody who took part in this wide-ranging debate. I thought it was appropria...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 146A. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing ...

Moved by

Lord Young of Cookham

146A: Clause 71, page 55, line 15, after “abuse” inser...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Finlay and Lady Hamwee, and my noble friend...

My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham, whose am...

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 146A, to which I have added my name. We know about the str...

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 146A and I support Amendment 147, tabled by the noble...

My Lords, Amendment 146A, proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, is one I fully suppo...

My Lords, I rise to speak briefly in support of Amendment 146A, so ably introduced by the noble L...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bull. I agree with all she said and g...

My Lords, the next speaker on the list, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, has wit...

My Lords, I am pleased to support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Young, and Amendmen...

My Lords, these are two good rounding-out amendments, well argued for by all speakers, and I full...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I come first to the amendment o...

I have received one request to speak after the Minister, from the noble Lord, Lord McConnell.

My Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity, having listened to a very interesting debate. At Se...

Clearly, this Bill does not extend to the jurisdiction in Scotland, but I absolutely understand t...

My Lords, I am grateful to all of those who took part in this debate and particularly to the Mini...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 148. I remind noble Lords that anyone...

Moved by

Lord Rosser

148: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—

“Re...

My Lords, this group of amendments is on the key issue of protections for migrant victims of dome...

My Lords, I am again glad to speak in this Committee and draw attention to my interests in the re...

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My Lords, I am afraid we are having difficulty hearing my noble friend. I wonder whether she migh...

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I think we must move on. I call the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee.

My Lords, my sympathy to the noble Baroness, Lady Helic; that is a very disconcerting situation.<...

My Lords, it is hoped to get the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, on the telephone. In the meantime, I...

My Lords, I refer to my interests on the register. I have put my name to Amendments 148 and 160, ...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. I join th...

I think it is now possible to hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, so I call her again.

I hope that you can hear me better now. I will speak to Amendment 160, which stands in my name. I...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Helic. She has said that she ...

My Lords, I am really pleased that the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, has spoken to Amendment 160 an...

My Lords, I shall speak in favour of Amendment 151, tabled by the right reverend Prelate the Bish...

I rise to speak to Amendment 160 while offering my sympathy and support for the other two amendme...

I call the next speaker, the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, who will be followed by t...

My Lords, as I and many others said at Second Reading, the biggest hole in the Bill is its failur...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure and an honour to follow noble Lords in the debate on the three a...

My Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, I find it difficult to add to the arguments that h...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rosser, the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, and the right reve...

My Lords, I support the cogent arguments put forward by my noble friend Lord Rosser and the right...

My Lords, this has been a comprehensive debate. As noble Lords have explained, Amendment 148 woul...

My Lords, the amendments in this group centre on support for migrant victims of domestic abuse. I...

I have received a request to speak after the Minister and so I call the right reverend Prelate th...

I thank the Minister for her considered response and want to acknowledge her support and compassi...

The right reverend Prelate is right to raise the point about sustainability, long-term solutions ...

I start by thanking the Minister for her very full and comprehensive reply to this debate. I also...

My Lords, we still have a number of amendments to get through this evening, but I think now might...

My Lords, the Committee will now adjourn until 8.23 pm, and we will return to deal with the group...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 149. I remind noble Lords that anyone...

Moved by

Baroness Lister of Burtersett

149: After Clause 72, insert the following new...

My Lords, Amendment 149 would protect those who were previously personally connected to an abuser...

A large number of noble Lords wish to speak on this group. We have a number of amendments to get ...

My Lords, before speaking to my Amendment 157 in this group, I want to express my strong support ...

My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 149, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Bur...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for so clearly and comprehensive...

My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, in this important debate; he sp...

My Lords, I support this group of amendments and specifically wish to speak to Amendment 157, to ...

I am advised that the noble Baroness, Lady Manzoor, was unable to get online so I call the next s...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross. I pay heartfelt and fulso...

My Lords, given the excellent speeches that have already been made in support of these two amendm...

My Lords, we have heard excellent speeches this evening, so I do not want to cover what has alrea...

My Lords, I support Amendment 149, as so excellently moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, wh...

My Lords, I, too, offer my support for Amendment 149 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady List...

My Lords, I rise to speak in support of Amendment 149 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lis...

My Lords, the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, who is next on the list...

My Lords, I am very supportive of Amendment 149. I would like to put it in the context of how I s...

My Lords, I support Amendments 149 and 157. I am very well aware of the time and shall keep this ...

My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lords and to listen to their powerful and compell...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 149. It took us a long time to recognise coercive control, bu...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, and other noble Lords f...

I will just pick up on a point that was made by my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett and the...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, f...

My Lords, it has been a privilege and an honour to move this amendment which has had such great s...

We now come to Amendments 155 and 156. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to speak after th...

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

155: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—