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Cohabitation Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Friday, 13 March 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Lester of Herne Hill. The answering member was Baroness Scotland of Asthal.

Cohabitation Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

708 c1413-43

Session

2008-09

Legislative stage

Second reading

Procedure

Private members' bills proceedings

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Cohabitation Bill (HL).
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 708 c1428 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall deal with that point now. Clause 2(1) makes clear that cohabitation is defined onl...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 708 c1428-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am a convert to the importance of regulating some aspects of cohabitation. Therefore, I ...

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Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 708 c1425-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who has done so much to support the...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 708 c1428 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the answer to the first question of the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harrie...

Baroness Deech | 708 c1418-22 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been writing about and studying this topic for more than 30 years and I welcome the...

Bishop of Winchester | 708 c1422-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on his persevering industry, and that of the Odysseus Trust ...

Baroness Afshar | 708 c1431-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for introducing this Bill. I speak as a Muslim woman ...

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood | 708 c1432-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very interesting, if not over long, debate. I thank the two right reverend...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 708 c1430-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I accept that; I have gone slightly too far. My noble friend Lady Deech is entirely right ...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 708 c1417-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for introducing this Bill and for his detailed explan...

Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 708 c1413 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be read a second time.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 708 c1413-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the Attorney-General will reply to the debate although the Bill is not...

Lord Henley | 708 c1434-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lester of Herne Hill, will not be surprised to hear me say that I wil...

Lord Henley | 708 c1436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord will be aware that, as always with Private Members’ Bills, I am speaking fo...

Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 708 c1436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord comes to his final point, can he say, on behalf of the Opposition, w...

Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 708 c1442-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is customary for somebody introducing a Private Member’s Bill to begin his or her reply...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 708 c1436-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for the consid...

Baroness Deech | 708 c1430 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I crave your Lordships’ indulgence in raising one point. I referred to Schedule 1 to the C...

Subjects

Children

Disadvantaged

Death

Assets

Cohabitation

Finance

Families

Insurance

Marriage

Property

Lone parents

Separation

Wills

Legislation

Cohabitation Bill (HL) 2008-09

Link

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