Clause 37
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill
10:30 am
Michael Weir (Spokesperson (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Energy; Work and Pensions); Angus, Scottish National Party)
I hear what the Minister has said, and I understand the difficulties. It looks like over-20s in Scotland will still have to go to the courts in the few cases where the provision applies. However, I accept the Minister’s reasoning. The amendment would have a slightly perverse application in respect of allowing parents under 25 to escape, and I would not wish to impose that upon the nation.
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.