Part of Adoption and Children Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:15 am on 6 December 2001.
Rosie Winterton
Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department)
11:15,
6 December 2001
I am extremely happy to reflect on that. Perhaps I could write to the hon. Gentleman and any other members of the Committee who would like to hear from me on that point.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 69 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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