Work and Families Bill. Lords Report stage first day.
Work and Families Bill 2005-06
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Parliamentary proceeding
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681 c95-140
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2005-06
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Report stage
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House of Lords chamber
Work and Families Bill . Brought from Commons. Explanatory notes HL Bill 65-EN also published
Thursday, 19 January 2006
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House of Lords
Thursday, 19 January 2006
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
Lord Northbourne | 681 c97-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall speak very briefly in support of both noble Baronesses on the amendment. Four year...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c97 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am right behind the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton, on this group of amendments. ...
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Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c95-7 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 1:"After Clause 2, insert the following new clause—"
““FOSTER PARENTS INVOLVED...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c98-100 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton, for bringing this issue bac...
Bishop of Winchester | 681 c98 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I share the convictions of all four of those who have spoken so far.
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 681 c98 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, shall speak very briefly in support of the amendment. It makes absolute sense. Ind...
Lord Northbourne | 681 c100-2 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 2:"Page 2, line 10, at end insert—"
““(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c100 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that. I look forward to receiving his letter. Today, he will have...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c100 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I believe that if the conclusion is that the regulations as currently drafted cover the po...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c102 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too support the amendment. The purpose of the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, in trying to...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c102 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is impossible for me to add to what the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, said. He said it ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c102-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Northbourne, for bringing this issue back before us. I hope t...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 681 c102 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, support what is clearly behind this amendment—it will be behind quite a number of ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c105 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, perhaps I may reiterate a point. Our concern is that using this definition would potential...
Lord Northbourne | 681 c105 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister. I am always sceptical about consultation, especially w...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c105-7 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 3:"Page 2, line 46, at end insert—"
““( ) Regulations under this section shall...
Lord Northbourne | 681 c105 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I can see that I am not going to win the argument. The final point I want to make is that ...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 681 c108 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is a very ingenious solution to what is clearly a problem, so I support the amendment...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c107-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support this amendment as I did in Grand Committee—not because I go along with the dire ...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c135 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 15:"Page 12, line 10, at end insert—"
““( ) The higher sum so specified shall ...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c136 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will be brief. Although the Government are clearly not in a position to restore the link...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c137 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in response to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, I always try to be refreshingly frank in t...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c131 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we may very well do so. I thank the Minister for his reply, and I thank all other contribu...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c131 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thought that I touched on this. The eight weeks is aligned with the notice period that a...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c131 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I am not totally satisfied by it, but it is incumbent...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c131-3 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 13:"Page 11, line 33, at end insert—"
““( ) may not provide for the inclusion ...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c133 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am convinced by the appropriateness and adequateness of the roll-out period proposed by ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c133-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am conscious that quite a lot of our debate on the Bill has involved the noble Baroness ...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c134-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I certainly agree with what the Minister has said and am interested in his remark that the...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c137-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I have a couple of comments. I did not attempt to put ...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c114-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his full reply, and the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, for her su...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c115-7 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 9:"Page 10, line 12, leave out from ““child”” to ““in”” in line 13."
The noble ...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c117-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, while we have great sympathy with the concept underlying the amendments, we cannot support...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 681 c118-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support the amendment. The Government have done a tremendous amount to improve the right...
Baroness Miller of Hendon | 681 c110-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first, I thank both noble Baronesses who supported the amendment. I say to the Minister, w...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c111-2 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 6:"Page 16, line 5, at end insert—"
““(5) If during the period referred to in ...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c112-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I do not intend to say much, because I am absolutely dying to hear what the Minister has t...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 681 c113-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I hope I do not disappoint the House. The noble Baroness, Lady Morris, argued her case elo...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c108-10 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for raising the matter again. I also th...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 681 c127 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I warmly support the amendments. This may seem a small step—I would prefer to see more sha...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 681 c127-31 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, for tabling each of these amendment...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c126-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, organisations including Working Families and the Equal Opportunities Commission have raise...
Lord Northbourne | 681 c127 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise briefly to add my support to these amendments. I know that both Fathers Direct and ...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c123 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am slightly reassured by what the Minister has said and I thank him. If we are to believ...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c123-6 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 11:"After Clause 12, insert the following new clause—"
““ORDINARY PATERNITY LE...
Baroness Walmsley | 681 c122-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I thank all noble Lords who have supported my amend...
Lord Northbourne | 681 c120 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, support the noble Baroness’s amendment. We are, after all, moving into a business ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 681 c120-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been a very good debate. We are at one in recognising the pressures on many famil...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 681 c100 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister. As he can see, I have a smile on my face. I thank all noble Lords fo...
Bishop of Winchester | 681 c119-20 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful for what has been said by the noble Baronesses, Lady Walmsley and Lady Howe,...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 681 c123 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I cannot give a commitment to the noble Baroness, but we will monitor the introduction of ...
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