Debate on bill on Tuesday, 18 December 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Lord Skelmersdale.

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 697 c581-608
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL bill 12 -EN also published.
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
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Proceeding contributions: Lord McKenzie of Luton | 697 c604 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this debate. This Bill deals wit...; Lord Skelmersdale | 697 c604 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in case the noble Lord thinks that he is in danger of maligning me, I quoted his noble fri...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 697 c604-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to know the context of that if I am to deal further with it. The noble Lord a...; Lord Addington | 697 c602-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have felt more and more superfluous as I have listened to this debate, because of the le...; Lord Addington | 697 c603-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, who says that chance will always let you down? This is one of those things that you can s...; Lord Dixon | 697 c600-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I give a general welcome to the Bill: any improvement on the present system has to be welc...; Lord Northbourne | 697 c598-600 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Bill as far as it goes, but it is totally inadequate to address the serious ...; Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham | 697 c597-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to make only a modest contribution to the Bill on Second Reading, and I do so hesit...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 697 c593-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted about so much in this Bill. Real additional money will go to the poorest ch...; Lord Skelmersdale | 697 c585-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, while I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this Bill so clearly, as he always doe...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 697 c588-92 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House will be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Skelmersdale, and the Minister for thei...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 697 c581-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Bill implements important ref...
Subjects: Child support Children Compensation Absent parents Administrative delays Asbestosis Child Support Agency ICT Income Earnings rules Industrial diseases Maintenance Parents Poverty Mesothelioma Social security benefits Separation Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Legislation: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

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