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EnactedCourts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018

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3rd reading in the Lords

13 Nov 20185 speechesView in Hansard ↗
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    Lord Keen of ElieLord Keen of ElieConservative
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    That the Bill do now pass.
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    Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)Labour
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    My Lords, I shall not trouble the House for long. Notwithstanding some differences of principle between us, I am very grateful to the Minister and his Bill team for the limited movement towards safeguards in the Bill, but it is a shame that the Bill was not a possible vehicle for the prohibition of cross-examination of domestic violence victims in the family courts. It is government policy and it would surely command cross-party and non-party support, so I hope the Minister will talk to his colleagues in government and make time for this discrete but vital measure before too long.
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    The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con)The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con)Conservative
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    My Lords, we are conscious of the need to address this measure and have of course addressed it in the past. I note what the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has said on that topic but, nevertheless, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass.
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    Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD)Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD)Liberal Democrat
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    The noble and learned Lord has pre-empted me but I wanted to add to what the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, said, with our thanks for the co-operative way in which this Bill was handled. I also thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, his ministerial colleague the noble Baroness, Lady Vere, and the excellent Bill team who did so much work on it. We on these Benches are very grateful for the way in which new Sections 67A and 67C of the Courts Act 2003 were inserted, limiting the functions of delegated officers and providing for judicial reconsideration of delegated decisions. They were dealt with co-operatively and it is a tribute to the way this House can deal with matters co-operatively and achieve improvements to the Bill. We are content with the Motion.
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    Lord Keen of ElieLord Keen of ElieConservative
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    My Lords, I apologise to the House for pre-empting the noble Lord and I am obliged for his observations. Again, I move that the Bill do now pass.
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