Part of Children and Adoption Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:30 am ar 16 Mawrth 2006.
David Kidney
PPS (Mr Elliot Morley, Minister of State), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9:30,
16 Mawrth 2006
I quoted from the Government’s response to the Joint Committee report, which stated that they believe that concern about the safety of a child could be a reasonable excuse and that they
“acknowledge that a more explicit signal of this is needed.”
Is my right hon. Friend’s speech the additional signal or will there be something else?
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