Part of Children and Adoption Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:45 am ar 16 Mawrth 2006.
Annette Brooke
Shadow Spokesperson (Children, Schools and Families), Shadow Minister (Education), Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
9:45,
16 Mawrth 2006
The hon. Gentleman mentioned that there has been too many cases. It has been bothering me throughout that although we are in the process of reconsidering the law and coming to the point at which we have the new law, we do not have facts; we are still waiting for the research. Does he know that there are vast numbers of cases in which there have been problems?
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