My Lords, I add my voice to those of other noble Lords in expressing thanks because a considerable amount of effort has gone into the Bill from all sides. This is a hugely important amendment and it has been worked on to an impressive degree, particularly the important aspect of...

My Lords, I add my voice to those of other noble Lords in expressing thanks because a considerable amount of effort has gone into the Bill from all sides. This is a hugely important amendment and it has been worked on to an impressive degree, particularly the important aspect of...

My Lords, while we are in the mood of thanking and congratulating those who played a part in the Bill, I hope that the House will not think it inappropriate if I mention the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, the Minister’s predecessor. We thank him for all the work that he...

My Lords, while we are in the mood of thanking and congratulating those who played a part in the Bill, I hope that the House will not think it inappropriate if I mention the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, the Minister’s predecessor. We thank him for all the work that he...

My Lords, I join the noble Baroness in welcoming these improvements to the Bill. The concern raised with me by a director of social services was that in this area it is very important to get the balance right between a local authority’s responsibilities and those of parents. It is...

My Lords, I join the noble Baroness in welcoming these improvements to the Bill. The concern raised with me by a director of social services was that in this area it is very important to get the balance right between a local authority’s responsibilities and those of parents. It is...

My Lords, I hope that I speak for the whole House when I congratulate the Government on listening to the Every Disabled Child Matters consortium, which is very much to be congratulated on its role in helping the Government make even further improvements to what was a very good Bill....

My Lords, I hope that I speak for the whole House when I congratulate the Government on listening to the Every Disabled Child Matters consortium, which is very much to be congratulated on its role in helping the Government make even further improvements to what was a very good Bill....

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 9. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 9. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 8. This is the privilege amendment. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 8. This is the privilege amendment. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 7. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 7. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to. [The page and line references are to Bill 96 as first printed for the Commons.] 1: Leave out Clause 7

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to. [The page and line references are to Bill 96 as first printed for the Commons.] 1: Leave out Clause 7

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 1. I hope that with this amendment I can set the tone for today’s considerations. I am sure noble Lords will have welcomed the Government’s constructive response on this issue when the...

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 1. I hope that with this amendment I can set the tone for today’s considerations. I am sure noble Lords will have welcomed the Government’s constructive response on this issue when the...

My Lords, it seems a very long time since we last met to debate this Bill, and I intend to speak only once in considering all these Commons amendments. I am pleased that now the Bill has returned to us from another place, we are faced with a more robust...

My Lords, it seems a very long time since we last met to debate this Bill, and I intend to speak only once in considering all these Commons amendments. I am pleased that now the Bill has returned to us from another place, we are faced with a more robust...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 4 to 6. This group of amendments relates to children who are provided with accommodation for three months or more under education and health legislation, the...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 4 to 6. This group of amendments relates to children who are provided with accommodation for three months or more under education and health legislation, the...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 2 and 3. This is a small group of minor and technical amendments. I shall try to explain succinctly their effect and rationale. Commons Amendment No....

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 2 and 3. This is a small group of minor and technical amendments. I shall try to explain succinctly their effect and rationale. Commons Amendment No....

My Lords, I shall just say a few words about Commons Amendment No. 7, which I particularly welcome, as I welcome any means of ensuring that we gain the widest possible dissemination of information about child deaths and therefore have every possible opportunity to learn lessons from every child death....

My Lords, I shall just say a few words about Commons Amendment No. 7, which I particularly welcome, as I welcome any means of ensuring that we gain the widest possible dissemination of information about child deaths and therefore have every possible opportunity to learn lessons from every child death....

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for those helpful and important contributions. As someone who has joined the proceedings on the Bill at the very last stage, I have been made aware of the incredibly rich, important and significant debates that have taken place. I should like to offer a...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for those helpful and important contributions. As someone who has joined the proceedings on the Bill at the very last stage, I have been made aware of the incredibly rich, important and significant debates that have taken place. I should like to offer a...

My Lords, I do not know whether the Minister remembers the proverb in Welsh, ““Nid da lle ellir gwell””, which means, ““Nothing is good that can be improved upon””. That is exactly what has happened with this Bill, which was a good, gallant and noble Bill when it first came...

My Lords, I do not know whether the Minister remembers the proverb in Welsh, ““Nid da lle ellir gwell””, which means, ““Nothing is good that can be improved upon””. That is exactly what has happened with this Bill, which was a good, gallant and noble Bill when it first came...

My Lords, on the specific matter of parity of treatment of children in the Immigration Service and other children in this country, I express my gratitude to noble Lords on the Front Benches for pushing so hard and consistently on this matter. I thank the Minister for the Government’s helpful...

My Lords, on the specific matter of parity of treatment of children in the Immigration Service and other children in this country, I express my gratitude to noble Lords on the Front Benches for pushing so hard and consistently on this matter. I thank the Minister for the Government’s helpful...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the Minister on what has come from the Commons. It is an excellent Bill. Those of us who spent great time on it could never have expected the outcome that we are hearing today. I am sure that we are all extraordinarily grateful to the...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the Minister on what has come from the Commons. It is an excellent Bill. Those of us who spent great time on it could never have expected the outcome that we are hearing today. I am sure that we are all extraordinarily grateful to the...

My Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to the Minister and say how welcome it was to hear her mention the close co-operation between the officials in her department and in the Home Office on this matter. We all congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, on the work she...

My Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to the Minister and say how welcome it was to hear her mention the close co-operation between the officials in her department and in the Home Office on this matter. We all congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, on the work she...

My Lords, I add my thanks to those expressed to the Minister and congratulate her on picking up this important issue and running with it in a way which is not the same as your Lordships had proposed but is perhaps even better. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morris...

My Lords, I add my thanks to those expressed to the Minister and congratulate her on picking up this important issue and running with it in a way which is not the same as your Lordships had proposed but is perhaps even better. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morris...

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister and the Government generally on their considerable efforts to accommodate our very real concerns about the Bill. I am sad to hear that the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, is to leave this brief. As others have said, I am sure that there will be...

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister and the Government generally on their considerable efforts to accommodate our very real concerns about the Bill. I am sad to hear that the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, is to leave this brief. As others have said, I am sure that there will be...