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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendments 41 and 104 relate to Section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989. Last year we committed to exploring whether an amendment to the Bill was needed to clarify that…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Altmann for tabling these amendments. As a number of speakers have said, it is particularly apt that we are debating this on…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, for their contributions and questions. The position, so far as…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I apologise for the short break in proceedings while I came back to my place. I am afraid that the convention of not moving while the Chair is standing, and social…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I understand that the intent of this amendment, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, is to do two things: first, to introduce a role for the Parole Board…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill03 Mar 2021HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 January be approved.23 Feb 2021HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, this statutory instrument amends the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017, which I will refer to as the FPJPS regulations, which established the fee-paid…23 Feb 2021HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I hear the words of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, ringing in my ears. He said that he had enjoyed this…23 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that two weeks of the waiting time is mandatory under the Act. For the rest of that period, if applications are marked as urgent then…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, I regret that my noble friend is already talking about my legacy when I have only been in this House about six weeks—in future, I will make longer answers. My noble…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsThe noble Baroness is certainly right. Virtually everybody does have the best of motives, but there have been cases where the protections afforded by the Mental Capacity Act 2005…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, at the moment I do not see any conceptual distinction between child trust funds and junior ISAs. What we put in place to solve this problem ought, in principle, to be…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, the present situation is absolutely unfortunate. One of the problems is that this does not seem to have been anticipated by the Government which put child trust funds…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, there are a number of ways in which the requisite capacity, or lack thereof, can be established and assessed by the court, and those issues probably take me outside the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, I can certainly commit to that: I have arranged meetings later this afternoon to that end, and I will take a personal involvement to ensure that all that can be done is…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, it is not for the Government to comment on the development of private sector proposals and the extent to which—and whether—they comply with the relevant legislation. We…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, I do not want anybody to give up accessing money which is rightfully theirs. There are a number of provisions in place for fees but, to sum this up, the Government’s…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy noble friend is absolutely right that, because these funds are generally of relatively small amounts of money, it is all the more important that court procedures, which are…11 Feb 2021