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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

The Scottish Parliament's decision to try to overturn the House of Lords decision is brave. As my hon. Friend said, we were told that the House of Lords decision was one of rigour and would apply in Scotland in the same circumstances as it applied in England and Wales, and could not easily be overturned. If the Scottish Parliament moves to overturn the decision—all power to its elbow—we need to consider seriously how we proceed. I hope that, if the Minister cannot accept the new clause—I appreciate that there are problems with it, and we may need to take up the matter with the Ministry of Justice—he will refer his colleagues in the Ministry to the fact that overturning the decision is being considered in Scotland.