Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:09 pm on 29 October 2003.
Lord Northbourne
Crossbench
3:09,
29 October 2003
My Lords, if the noble Lord means what he says about the Government's presumption that what we are discussing is in the interests of children, why will he not accede to the suggestion of the noble Baroness, Lady Buscombe, that there should be a presumption? The courts would still have the opportunity of going against that presumption if it seemed appropriate to do so, but the presumption would be a great help in achieving the objectives the Government appear to endorse.