Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

I am disappointed that the Minister said that he does not expect the plans to be very far advanced. The project which was supposed to usher in all these contact activities is defunct. The Minister’s statement that it is being evaluated is a euphemism for what has happened—that is, it was plainly a flop and further expenditure on it has been deemed unjustifiable. So, I say again, where does that leave these parenting plans? To what scheme are they to be attached if nothing remains of the pilot project? The situation is quite extraordinary. Clause 1, as amended, agreed to. Clause 2 [Monitoring contact]: