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HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI thank the noble Baroness for bringing forward her amendment, but I am afraid that I am not able to support it. Amendment 3A seeks to remove from the Bill an important provision…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillYes.01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillAs I understand it, the Bill is dedicated to this cohort of people only. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, might wish to correct me.01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI totally understand that point and I stand corrected on the technicality of what the noble Lord said on that matter—but, as I said, I will write to him on the European question.…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the debate. In particular, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford for his remarks, which give everyone…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI apologise to the noble Lord; I completely forgot to mention him.01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this debate on the amendment in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Hayward, Lord Collins and Lord Cashman. I have considerable…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I want to take this opportunity to commend my noble friend Lady Hodgson of Abinger, who is quite a trooper when it comes to pressing on regardless. I wish her well and…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI know. I have observed that over time—but I am still mixing the noble Lords up. I do not know the answer the question about other European countries, so I shall write to the…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI will keep noble Lords apprised of the exact consultation process and the timings thereof in due course. I fully support the amendments.01 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThat would be a matter for each noble Lord to articulate. We do not wish to see direct rule in Northern Ireland; we wish for an Executive to be re-established. It would be a…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe noble Lord might point out that in some ways this is a paradox, but in other ways it is because we respect the devolutionary process for Northern Ireland, and therefore we…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question asked in the other House yesterday. “The landmark draft Domestic…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe draft Domestic Abuse Bill will be discussed for pre-legislative scrutiny in a Joint Committee of both Houses. That process should take 12 weeks, and thereafter the Bill should…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe noble and learned Baroness is absolutely right; I have seen this for myself. I have seen people who enter into a marriage—not necessarily a forced one—and have no leave to…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillAs I said to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, this is nothing to do with placating the DUP; it is about the laws that are currently in place. Let me get back to what the Bill does:…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe noble Lord will know that this is a devolved matter. Therefore, in order to for it be extended to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Executive would have to request it…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI will not only confirm that but thank the noble Baroness for all the work she has done on this. She has challenged me on this for probably the past three years. I hope that she…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe noble Baroness will know that the ETJ will cover offences committed by a UK citizen against someone abroad. I am certainly happy to have a conversation with the noble Baroness…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe Bill does not differentiate between the types of women who might suffer abuse, but looks at how we treat the abuse itself. The noble Baroness will probably know that there is…31 Jan 2019