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Domestic Abuse Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Wednesday, 10 February 2021, in the House of Lords.
Lords committee stage sixth day. Clauses 73 to 80 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 170).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

810 cc349-474 

Session

2019-21

Department

Home Office

Legislative stage

Committee stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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Deposited Paper DEP2021-0201
Monday, 8 March 2021
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Deposited Paper DEP2021-0207
Friday, 5 March 2021
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Proceeding contributions

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc349-350 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

163: After Clause 72, insert the following new Cla...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc350-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am exceedingly grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Kennedy of...


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Lord Young of Cookham | 810 cc351-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to the amendment, which now has support from all four corners of t...

Baroness Deech | 810 c353 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am proud to stand with the other signatories to the amendment, which is eminently sen...

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 810 c354 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the National Housing Federation, the representati...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 810 cc354-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I should declare a number of interests because this is a housing matter. I am a vice-pr...

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 810 cc355-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all the noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. As the noble Baroness, Lady...

Baroness Barker | 810 c357 (Link to this contribution)

I have received a request to speak from the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 810 c357 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I listened very carefully to the noble Lord’s explanation. Could I just ask that the no...

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 810 c358 (Link to this contribution)

Yes, we certainly will. I hope equally that the noble Lord listened to the points where I outline...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 c358 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have made extremely knowledgeable contributions. I thought ...

Baroness Barker | 810 c358 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 164. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 810 cc358-9 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

164: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clau...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 810 cc359-362 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 164 on behalf of my noble friend Lady Royall, I will also speak to ...

Baroness Bertin | 810 cc362-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, before I speak to the amendment in my name, as we enter the final day of Committee I wa...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 810 cc365-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bert...

Lord Paddick | 810 cc366-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I should remind the Committee that I was a police officer for more than 30 years. Picki...

Baroness Wyld | 810 cc367-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to speak briefly in support of Amendment 167, in the names of my noble friend La...

Earl of Lytton | 810 cc368-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to be able to support all these amendments but particularly Amendments 1...

Baroness Brinton | 810 cc370-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I echo the thanks of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, to the many organisations and people wh...

Baroness Eaton | 810 c372 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I wish t...

Lord Rooker | 810 cc372-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I begin by congratulating both my noble friend Lord Hunt and the noble Baroness, Lady B...

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames | 810 cc373-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful for the comprehensive opening by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. He and e...

Baroness Newlove | 810 cc374-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I add my support to Amendment 164 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Royall. I do ...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 810 cc378-380 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when considering these amendments, I thought at first about tackling the perpetrators g...

Baroness Finn | 810 cc380-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we have debated at length whether our laws are sophisticated enough to catch all the te...

Lord Strasburger | 810 cc381-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support all the amendments in this group but I will focus my remarks on Amendment 167...

Lord Polak | 810 cc382-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, one is always left stunned and moved when listening to my noble friend Lady Newlove. I ...

Lord Farmer | 810 cc383-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am also pleased to speak in support of Amendment 167 in the name of my noble friend L...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc385-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Lib Dem group strongly supports this group of amendments—noble Lords might have alr...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 810 cc386-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, like others, I thank Laura Richards for her excellent briefing, which has been a precur...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 cc387-392 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, that this has been a very good debate. I joi...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 810 c391 (Link to this contribution)

I have received two requests to speak after the Minister: from the noble Lords, Lord McCrea and L...

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 810 c391 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, acknowledging that rehabilitation programmes are an essential part of tackling these ab...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c391 (Link to this contribution)

Clearly, the Home Office will take the lead, but I acknowledge the challenges in trying to work a...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 810 c393 (Link to this contribution)

I may have misheard the Minister, but did not she say that one of her reasons for not accepting a...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c393 (Link to this contribution)

The point I was trying to make—and I hope the noble Lord will accept it—is that we do not need to...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 810 c393 (Link to this contribution)

I call the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, to speak on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady R...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 810 cc393-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken and to my noble friend Lady Royall for...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 810 c394 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 165. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Baroness Greengross | 810 c394 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Greengross

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

Baroness Greengross | 810 cc395-6 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you very much. I beg to move the amendment and speak also to Amendment 166. I have tabled t...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 810 cc396-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to put my name to the noble Baroness’s amendments. She has been ...

Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 810 cc397-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is an honour to follow two such experts in this field as the noble Baroness, Lady Gr...

Baroness Meacher | 810 cc398-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendments 165 and 166. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for her ...

Baroness Meacher | 810 c399 (Link to this contribution)

Sorry. My machine went off. I have nearly finished anyway.

Abuse of the elderly by relative...

Baroness Hamwee | 810 cc399-400 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am speaking on this group because I respect the experience and judgment of the signat...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 810 c400 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, like others, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, on championing the rig...

Lord Rooker | 810 cc400-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too pay many congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross. I mean this in t...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 810 cc401-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will be quick, partly because noble Lords have already said almost everything there i...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 810 c402 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. I too pay tribute to the noble...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc402-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, these two small but important amendments are perfect examples of what I have been bangi...

Lord Rosser | 810 cc403-4 (Link to this contribution)

Amendment 165, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, would require that where a local aut...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 cc404-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I know that the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, will not get a big head when I again p...

Lord Lexden | 810 c405 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received one request to speak after the Minister, from the noble and learned Bar...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 810 c405 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interest, as set out in the register, as chair of the National Commission ...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c405 (Link to this contribution)

I can certainly look into that for the noble and learned Baroness and ask that it be included.

Baroness Greengross | 810 cc405-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part. I am most grateful. The understanding and ...

Lord Lexden | 810 cc406-7 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to Amendment 171. As usual, I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to speak after t...

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 810 c407 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

171: After Clause 72, insert the following new Cl...

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 810 cc407-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the previous group. The noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, has...

Baroness Grey-Thompson | 810 cc408-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in speaking to this amendment, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my declaration of in...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 810 cc409-410 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Gr...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 c410 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thomp...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 cc410-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I start by commending the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, because she spotted something that...

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 810 cc411-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, which has been a short but impo...

Lord Lexden | 810 c412 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 173. Again, I remind noble Lords that...

Baroness Gale | 810 c412 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Gale

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

“...

Baroness Gale | 810 cc412-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to move Amendment 173 in my name in this group of amendments.

It is ...

Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 810 cc413-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 185 in my name is a modest, simple amendment that would require the statutory...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 810 cc416-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I stand to support Amendment 185, also in my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lis...

Bishop of Gloucester | 810 cc417-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I metaphorically rise to speak to Amendment 185. I am very grateful to the noble Barone...

Baroness Featherstone | 810 cc418-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 186 in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. As ...

Baroness Sanderson of Welton | 810 c419 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I would like to speak to Amendment 186, and I would also like to pay tribute to the nob...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 810 cc419-421 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, on an earlier day in Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, said:

“...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 810 cc420-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, these three short amendments bring together some very big debates around the Bill—much ...

Lord Paddick | 810 cc422-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the first and perhaps most obvious thing to say is that, following the noble Lord, Lord...

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 810 cc424-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak to Amendment 173 in the name of my noble friend Lady Gale, who has done so much...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 cc425-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I pay tribute to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate because between them th...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 810 c427 (Link to this contribution)

I have received two requests to speak after the Minister—from the noble and learned Baroness, Lad...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 810 c427 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I strongly agree with the Minister that domestic abuse should be gender neutral. I part...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c428 (Link to this contribution)

I fully recognise that point. I also recognise that conversion therapy might take place, not just...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 810 c428 (Link to this contribution)

I have received another request to speak. I will call the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, first, and then ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 810 c428 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I want to assure the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, that he is not alone. I support the powe...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c428 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I think what the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has just said could be the subject of a Questio...

Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 810 cc428-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I very much appreciate the Minister’s sensitive response to the amendment, but I asked ...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c429 (Link to this contribution)

I understand what the noble Baroness says. She made a point about VAWG versus DA. Of course, dome...

Baroness Gale | 810 c429 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I also thank Refuge for their briefin...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 810 cc429-430 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 174. I remind noble Lords

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 c430 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

174: After Clause 72, insert the following new Cla...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc430-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 174 standing in my name spells out the duty of care that any reasonable emplo...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 810 cc431-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to support Amendment 174, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Soli...

Baroness Newlove | 810 cc432-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendments 174 and 182.

In my former role as Victims’ Commissioner, I h...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 810 cc433-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am glad to put my name to my noble friend Lord Kennedy’s Amendment 182, but I also we...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 810 cc434-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and I agree with h...

Baroness Hamwee | 810 c435 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Equality and Human Rights Commission is pretty hard pressed and overloaded, so it i...

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 810 cc435-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and I join those who ha...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc437-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this brief but very important debate today. ...

Lord Lexden | 810 c438 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we come now to Amendment 175. Again, I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to speak ...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 c438 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

175: After Clause 72, insert the following new Cla...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc438-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 175 does the equivalent for school places as my Amendment 52 does for NHS wai...

Lord Rosser | 810 c439 (Link to this contribution)

Amendment 175, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, would extend the duty on local...

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 810 cc439-440 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for taking part in this short but important debate. We firmly ...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 c440 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for rounding out some of the informa...

Lord Lexden | 810 c441 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to Amendment 177A. Once again, I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Baroness Benjamin | 810 c441 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Benjamin

177A: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—

Baroness Benjamin | 810 cc441-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 177A in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Alton and ...

Lord Alton of Liverpool | 810 cc444-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in returning to an issue that I raised at Second Reading, it is a particular pleasure t...

Lord McColl of Dulwich | 810 cc447-450 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 177A, to which I have added my name. I ve...

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | 810 c449 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but I would point out that all the speakers in...

Lord McColl of Dulwich | 810 c449 (Link to this contribution)

[Inaudible]—rough sex and domestic violence and implement Part 3 as quickly as possible.

Baroness Massey of Darwen | 810 cc451-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment raises important issues in relation to domestic abuse. It is relevant to...

Baroness Eaton | 810 c452 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 177A, so ably proposed by the noble Baron...

Lord Morrow | 810 cc452-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 177A. Along with other speakers, I was no...

Lord Paddick | 810 cc453-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Benjamin, who introduced Amendment 177A in such an inspiring way a...

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 810 cc456-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we have heard powerful speeches in this debate. I shall start my contribution with the ...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 cc457-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, explained, Amendment 177A requires the Government...

Earl of Kinnoull | 810 c459 (Link to this contribution)

I have received no requests to speak after the Minister and, accordingly, I call the noble Barone...

Baroness Benjamin | 810 cc459-460 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate for their powe...

Earl of Kinnoull | 810 c460 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 178. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c460 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

178: Clause 73, page 57, line 44, leave out “i...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c460 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I can be brief with the government amendments in this group. Clause 73 enables the Secr...

Baroness Meacher | 810 cc460-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak to Amendment 180. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, and the noble ...

Baroness Featherstone | 810 cc461-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 180, to which I have added my name. It is a pleasure to foll...

Earl of Kinnoull | 810 c463 (Link to this contribution)

The noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, is having connection problems and so I call th...

Lord Farmer | 810 cc463-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak on Amendment 183 in my name. As I said in my explanatory statement, my am...

Baroness Massey of Darwen | 810 cc464-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 184, to which I have added my name. This amendment focuses o...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 810 cc467-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak chiefly to Amendment 184, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Soli...

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | 810 cc469-470 (Link to this contribution)

I shall speak very briefly on Amendments 178 and 188. I thank the Minister for moving them and ex...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 810 cc470-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I might as well start by saying that as Baroness Fox of Buckley in North Wales, and wit...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 810 cc472-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will start by talking to my Amendment 184. I am most grateful to the noble Baronesses...

Lord Rosser | 810 c473 (Link to this contribution)

Like the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, I will be brief, bearing in mind the time and the...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 cc473-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for explaining their amendments, which I will deal with in...

Baroness Williams of Trafford | 810 c474 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

188: Clause 73, page 58, line 28, at end inser...

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