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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Russell, for his very clear introduction and explanation, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, for her description of misogyny.

As we have heard, the amendment would require guidance to take account of the role that hostility against a particular sex plays in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, these are two good rounding-out amendments, well argued for by all speakers, and I fully support them both. Like the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, I would have signed Amendment 146A too, if I could have.

Clause 71(5) deals with priority need for victims, as we have …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, and other noble Lords for bringing Amendment 149, and to Surviving Economic Abuse. I support both Amendments 149 and 157 and am particularly keen to support Amendment 149 on post-separation economic control.

In an earlier discussion, we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, which he spoke to so convincingly. Amendment 155 deals with screening for traumatic brain injury for female domestic abuse victims who choose to have it within two weeks of a domestic abuse protection notice or order, or …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for adding her support to this amendment, in which we return to the issue of economic coercive control, which we explored in today’s group 7, this time in respect of child support payments, which help with …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the speakers who have contributed to this short but, as the Minister says, important debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones, spoke very supportively about the importance of child maintenance to the family and how it is abused as a tool of control. The noble …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, there has been a varied response to the Bill. What has come out of it is that nothing is as simple as it might appear in situations of the kind described. The somewhat harrowing example given by the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, underlines that.

As we have heard, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove—and other noble Lords, but particularly she—on her determination and her excellent speech in explaining the horrific nature of this crime and its repercussions. Like many noble Lords, I was delighted to receive a letter from the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady …..."
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Written Question
Marriage: Ceremonies
Monday 19th October 2020

Asked by: Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safeguards which would be required for commercial independent celebrants to perform legally recognised marriages.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations including considering how independent celebrants could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent.