HL Deb 03 March 2004 vol 658 cc657-8

3.15 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make provision for the establishment of a Children's Commissioner; to make provision about services provided to and for children and young people by local authorities and other persons; to make provision in relation to Wales about advisory and support services relating to family proceedings; to make provision about private fostering, childminding and day care, adoption review panels, the making of grants as respects children and families and about child safety orders. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Baroness Ashton of Upholland.)

On Question, Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.