Welfare Reform Bill

Does the noble Baroness also agree that if the evidence is based on judges’ comments, which almost invariably come from cases dealing with divorce, then that is not what we are talking about? We are talking about unmarried partners and that is a very different situation. As I say, I have very little evidence that unmarried partners are being denied access in the way that they would want. Divorce cases, which are where the judges’ evidence comes from, are very different; they are all about the division of assets—who keeps the property, who has access to the kids and so on—and are completely different from the situation with unmarried partners. In their cases, you are very seldom dealing with assets; for the most part, you are dealing with very young men, who usually walk away from their responsibilities, unfortunately.