Domestic Abuse Bill

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to move Amendment 23. I will speak also to Amendments 28 and 62,...

My Lords, I am pleased to contribute on my Amendment 50, which is supported by my noble friend Lo...

The noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, has withdrawn, so I now call the noble Barones...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 23, 28 and 62 in this group, to which my name is attached. ...

My Lords, I added my name to speak to this group, primarily in support of Amendment 23. I, too, d...

My Lords, it might sound peculiar to say that I have great reservations about amendments that see...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, particularly in followi...

The noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, has withdrawn so I now call the noble Lord, Lord McConnell o...

I do not intend to repeat any of the comments made by my noble friend Lord Hunt in his very power...

My Lords, as a former police officer, I find being critical of the police difficult but sometimes...

My Lords, how we protect, store and use data affects almost every aspect of our lives. The use of...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for his very comprehensive i...

My Lords, I have received two requests to speak after the Minister, from the noble Lords, Lord Po...

My Lords, in fact the Minister answered my question in almost her final sentence. It was about th...

I did indeed.

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I think the Minister’s answer will again be yes, as she clarified this issue in her last remarks....

I think it is yes to everything. The whole context has to be taken into account when issuing both...

My Lords, this has been an excellent debate. I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoke...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 24. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

24: Clause 7, page 4, line 24, at end insert—

“( ) ass...

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Burt and I have Amendments 24, 25 and 26 in this group. Clause 7(2...

My Lords, in the interests of making progress, I have nothing further to add to what the noble Ba...

The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Lord, Lord H...

My Lords, I cannot repeat my noble friend Lord Rooker’s admirable brevity, but I welcome this gro...

My Lords, this short group is another attempt by the Lib Dem team to ensure that the domestic abu...

My Lords, I support the three amendments in this group, which raise important issues. It is right...

I thank noble Lords for their brevity on this short but important group, particularly the noble L...

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Burt called these small amendments. Like the noble Lord, Lord Rook...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 27. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Meacher

27: Clause 7, page 4, line 35, at end insert—

“(h) en...

My Lords, I will speak also to Amendments 41 and 103 in my name, all of which focus on early inte...

The noble Baroness, Lady Watkins of Tavistock, and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sl...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for moving this amendment and pay tribute to ...

My Lords, the noble Baronesses who have spoken to this group of amendments are hugely qualified t...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Ba...

My Lords, I strongly support these amendments, although, like the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, I lack...

My Lords, like other noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, I am happy to give my support to...

My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for tabling these amendments. I a...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken so thoughtfully in this well-informed debate, altho...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 30. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

30: Clause 8, page 5, line 16, after “to” insert “...

My Lords, this suite of amendments tackles the issue of who the commissioner should report to. Th...

We have, as the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, said, four amendments in this group. Amend...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. I agree very much with the line t...

My Lords, I suspect that the Minister may tell us that Parliament will be quite adequately and pr...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, I support a number of the com...

My Lords, I will not be as brief on this group as I was in the previous group. I very much suppor...

My Lords, it is always good to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. Even when he speaks for a bit ...

My Lords, the contribution just made by the noble Lord, Lord Randall, was very interesting. He st...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Burt of Solihull and Lady Hamwee, and the n...

I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee.

My Lords, I thought the noble Lord would not be able to respond to my question about whether advi...

I am glad to have answered the initial question from the noble Baroness. On her second, I think t...

I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It never ceases to amaze me,...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 34. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Lister of Burtersett

34: Clause 8, page 5, line 29, at end insert—<...

My Lords, Amendment 34 would require the domestic abuse commissioner to investigate the payment o...

My Lords I rise to support Amendments 34, 150 and 153, to which I have added my name, and the oth...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for proposing Amendment 152, whi...

My Lords, I must begin, as others have, by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett...

My Lords, I support this group of amendments, particularly Amendments 153, 150 and 34. As other n...

My Lords, I too wish to mention the brilliant introduction to this group of amendments by my nobl...

My Lords, I have been sitting here working out what on earth I could say that would add meaningfu...

The noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti.<...

My Lords, first, I apologise for missing the Second Reading of such important and much awaited le...

My Lords, it is a privilege to follow my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti. Like her, I wish to speak...

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 152 and the related 190, which provide for a period ...

My Lords, I will speak briefly on Amendment 34. I start from the point of having huge respect for...

My Lords, first, I would like to add my thanks to the chorus of praise that is being heaped on th...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken, including my noble friend Lady Lister...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for explaining her amendments, w...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I will not go through all those...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 37. I remind noble Lords that anyone ...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

37: Clause 12, page 7, line 13, leave out “and not more than...

My Lords, this group of Amendments 37, 38, 39, 40 and 43 relates to Clause 12 on the advisory boa...

The noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, who is next on the list of speakers, has withdrawn her name, so...

My Lords, I wish to speak on Amendment 39, which is grouped with Amendments 37, 38, 40 and 43. Be...

My Lords, I strongly support Amendments 37 and 38. I like the idea of the commissioner establishi...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 39, in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, on t...

My Lords, there appears to be no reasonable argument for limiting the number of members of the ad...

My Lords, this has been an interesting debate, revolving around the role of the advisory board an...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. As noble Lords have outline...

My Lords, I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Baroness, ...

My Lords, I am glad that three of my noble friends spoke about male victims. I do not think we ca...

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 44. I remind noble Lords that anyone w...

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

44: Clause 13, page 8, line 25, at end insert “who...

My Lords, this is a simple, straightforward amendment which prevents the Secretary of State sitti...

My Lords, in the debate on the last group of amendments, I referred to the draft framework docume...

My Lords, we agree in principle with the spirit of this amendment. As the noble Baroness, Lady Ha...

My Lords, I and, I am sure, my noble friend Lady Hamwee are very grateful for the Minister’s resp...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 51. I remind noble Lords that anyone ...

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

51: Clause 15, page 9, line 42, at end insert—

This suite of amendments is designed to extend the list of public authorities that have a duty to...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, on her speech. She set out the case for t...

My Lords, I am speaking in support of Amendment 51, which would extend the list of public authori...

My Lords, I am hugely encouraged by listening to all these debates around this Bill, because I kn...

My Lords, I rise to speak briefly in support of Amendments 51 and 54, to which I was happy to add...

My Lords, Amendment 189 is of a rather different type. We are proposing that to remove an authori...

My Lords, I support Amendments 51 and 54 and even the little tweak of Amendment 189, because thes...

My Lords, I shall keep my comments brief as to why I think Amendment 51 and, in particular, Amend...

My Lords, I am very glad to welcome Amendments 189 and 54. As the noble Lord, Lord Russell, has s...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate with such constructive comments....

My Lords, I thank everyone who has participated in this short debate. Some of the statistics cite...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 52. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

52: After Clause 15, insert the following new Clau...

My Lords, this is a very simple and straightforward amendment. It requires the commissioner to us...

My Lords, I absolutely agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, but it is not simple. I live in ...

My Lords, we should all be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, for moving this amendment, ...

My Lords, about four years ago, I was among a group of parliamentarians taking evidence from a nu...

Amendment 52, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, would provide that NHS trusts m...

As the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, has set out, the amendment would ensure that when a...

My Lords, again, the contributions to this very short debate have been extremely powerful and int...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 53. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

53: After Clause 16, insert the following new...

My Lords, Amendment 53 seeks to amend the Bill to put a statutory duty on public services to ensu...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the wisdom and experience of my noble friend Lady Armstrong ...

The next speaker on the list, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, has withdrawn, so ...

My Lords, I rise to support this amendment strongly: because this is done in such a patchy way, i...

My Lords, I am delighted to have added my name to my noble friend’s amendment, to add my support ...

My Lords, first, I refer to my interest in the register as chair of UN Women UK. I also thank the...

My Lords, I am grateful for the way in which my noble friend Lady Armstrong introduced the amendm...

My Lords, like several others, I wanted to sign this important amendment, led by the noble Barone...

My Lords, I am delighted to support this hugely important amendment. Public authorities of all ki...

My Lords, Amendment 53, proposed by my noble friend Lady Armstrong of Hill Top, seeks to add a ne...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, for tabling this amendment. The Government ...

My Lords, I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Baroness, ...

My Lords, I am really grateful to everyone who has contributed and been so positive about the imp...

I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the deliberations today.