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Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for his encouraging and helpful response, particularly bearing in mind what I have learnt on my visits about the immense benefit that children experience when they have some contact with even a very difficult parent. In particular, I remember hearing about the difficulty for girls growing up without contact with a father, perhaps hearing only bad news about their father, the low sense of self-esteem that they can experience and the propensity to teenage pregnancy among those girls. What the Minister says is helpful and encouraging and I look forward to studying it. I thank all those who have contributed to this small discussion. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 116 to 119 not moved.] Clause 6 [Provision as to family assistance orders]: [Amendment No. 120 not moved.] Clause 6 agreed to. Clause 7 [Transactional provision]: