Domestic Abuse Bill
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
109: Clause 62, page 39, line 18, leave out f...
My Lords, my four amendments in this group—Amendments 109, 111, 112 and 113—to which the noble Ba...
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My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the clear, comprehensive and powerful outline of these amend...
My Lords, I can be very brief in the light of what the two previous speakers have said on this am...
My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, explained, these amendments seek to ...
My Lords, first, let me say how grateful I am to the noble Lords who spoke.
It was interest...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 114. I remind noble Lords that
Moved by
Lord Rosser
114: Clause 63, page 40, leave out lines 31 to 35
Member’s...
My Lords, I am speaking in place of my noble friend Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on this and a smal...
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 114. As the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, has just said, it is pu...
My Lords, I am pleased to follow my noble friend Lady Newlove and I warmly congratulate the Gover...
My Lords, I agree with the comments made by the noble Baroness, Lady Redfern, in a broader contex...
My Lords, I will begin with the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, to which the ...
I thank the Minister for his considered response, which I appreciate. I also thank other noble Lo...
Moved by
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
115: Clause 63, page 41, line 20, after “conviction...
We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 121. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...
Moved by
Lord Rosser
121: Clause 63, page 44, line 29, at end insert—
“31VA Dir...
My Lords, this amendment would build on the provisions on cross-examination that the Government h...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, on the excellent way in which he has presen...
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Marks will speak to most of the amendments regarding court proceed...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rosser for so comprehensively outlining the purpose behind...
My Lords, we support this amendment for the reasons given by the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, as ampl...
My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, has explained, this amendment —to which my noble and le...
I again thank the Minister for his considered response, particularly his comments at the end, whi...
My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 122. I remind noble Lords that anyone...
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
122: Clause 63, page 45, leave out lines 16 a...
My Lords, this group of amendments addresses the role of a legally qualified representative appoi...
The noble Lord, Lord Naseby, who was due to speak next, is still in the debate in Grand Committee...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marks, for setting out the rationale for these am...
My Lords, unquestionably the Minister—to whom I am very grateful, for both his engagement and his...
My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 124. I remind noble Lords that anyone...
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
124: Clause 64, page 46, line 39, at end inse...
My Lords, could I have a moment? I apologise for the delay. Following so closely on from my last ...
I am afraid we cannot hear the noble Baroness. She might still be on mute.
Let me try an alternative technology—apologies, my Lords.
It is a great pleasure to follow ...
My Lords, I will start by making a general point about an issue that has been concerning me regar...
My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, has explained, these amendments inte...
My Lords, once again, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I certainl...
My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 130. I remind noble Lords that anyone...
Moved by
Lord Rosser
130: After Clause 64, insert the following new Clause—
“Pr...
Amendment 130 would include in the Bill a new clause that would disapply the presumption that par...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
130A: After Clause 64, in subsection (4) after...
My Lords, some of the earlier amendments to the Bill have been about removing stress from survivo...
My Lords, I am very supportive of the Bill. The mental and physical damage of domestic abuse goes...
My Lords, I will speak principally to Amendment 130 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. P...
My Lords, throughout the preparation for proceedings on this Bill, I have been extremely impresse...
My Lords, at the outset, I was attracted to these amendments. As a lay person, listening to the n...
My Lords, my quick message to Hansard is that they can tear up the note I sent earlier. In fact, ...
My Lords, I view this amendment, which is in two parts, with some concern. To a very large extent...
In place of the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, I call the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann.
My Lords, I once again congratulate the Government on bringing forward this important Bill and on...
My Lords, there has been a varied response to the Bill. What has come out of it is that nothing i...
My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, has explained, Amendment 130, formerly in the name of t...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this extremely valuable debate. In particula...
I am not quite sure what right of reply I have, since my name is not shown on the speakers’ list ...
The noble Lord was entitled to speak. He was just left off the list inadvertently.
My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 131. I remind noble Lords that anyone...
Moved by
Baroness Bertin
131: After Clause 64, insert the following new Clause—
My Lords, in moving Amendment 131 in my name, to which the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, has added h...
My Lords, the case for the protection of a refuge address has been made eloquently by the noble B...
My Lords, I support measures to improve the safety of family court proceedings for survivors of d...
My Lords, I feel slightly embarrassed to be coming in ahead of the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, wh...
My Lords, I intend to focus mainly on Amendment 133, which is in my name. Like the other amendmen...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Helic. I will speak to Amendments 1...
My Lords, I strongly support as much training as possibly can be given to everyone who works in a...
My Lords, I feel very privileged to be following noble Lords in speaking to this amendment. I wan...
My Lords, I will speak briefly on these amendments. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Ba...
My Lords, I broadly welcome this group of amendments. Although I have concerns about some of them...
My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Bertin and the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, who ...
It is a huge honour to try and sum up such a rich and important debate. I made many notes, a lot ...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 137. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...
Moved by
Baroness Newlove
137: After Clause 65, insert the following new Clause—
<...My Lords, Amendments 137 and 138 are in my name and the names of the right reverend Prelate the B...
My Lords, the important issue of non-fatal strangulation has been introduced comprehensively and ...
My Lords, I give my strong support to Amendment 137 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlo...
My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have preceded me and those who will follow. I also thank the st...
My Lords, I give my strong support to Amendment 137. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Newlov...
My Lords, I join everyone who has spoken in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, for bringi...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Newlove for her powerful introduction to this standalone o...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Redfern. I support the important Am...
My Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 137 and 138 and pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Ne...
I join every speaker in this rather large group of speakers in offering my support for Amendments...
My Lords, I greatly support Amendment 137 and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, for such a ...
My Lords, like other noble Lords I pay warm tribute to the noble Baronesses, Lady Newlove, Lady W...
My Lords, I too welcome these amendments. However, if this law is going to be passed it should be...
My Lords, the Committee has heard some extremely powerful and focused speeches this evening. I ad...
My Lords, I speak briefly in support of Amendments 137 and 138, especially Amendment 137. It has ...
My Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove—and other noble Lords, but particularly she—...
My Lords, first and foremost, I offer my sincere thanks to my noble friend Lady Newlove, the nobl...
My Lords, I thank everyone who has spoken in support of these amendments. It has been quite emoti...
My Lords, it has been agreed that a short break of 15 minutes would be welcome.
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...My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 139. I remind noble Lords that anyone...
Moved by
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
139: After Clause 68, insert the following new...
My Lords, like others, I want to express my gratitude to my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson,...
My Lords, I do not know whether the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, was intending not to speak to h...
The noble Baroness, Lady Jones, has withdrawn, so I call the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of...
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 139 and 140, to which I have added my name. I draw attention...
It is a privilege to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester. I shall speak to...
My Lords, declaring my interest in the register as a trustee of the Prison Reform Trust, I will m...
My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of the Shaws, has so clearly explained—and I pay re...
My Lords, we on these Benches fully support Amendments 139, 140 and 145, in the names of my noble...
My Lords, I first offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of...
I have received requests to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Man...
My Lords, I thank the House for the opportunity to ask this question, which applies to all these ...
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for that question. I do not wi...
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister. I have two questions which rather puzzle me. First,...
I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for those questions. First, Section 76 of the Crim...
My Lords, I understand the points that the Minister has made about the common law developing—that...
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for those various questions. On the issue of th...
My Lords, I should tell the Committee that I turned a page too soon in my opening address on thes...
We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 141. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
141: After Clause 68, insert the following ne...
My Lords, this amendment, in my name and the names of my noble friend Lady Jolly and the noble an...
My Lords, I apologise for not taking part on Second Reading, although I have read the Official Re...
My Lords, I am afraid we have to leave it there for this evening.