HL Deb 05 November 1975 vol 365 cc1305-6

[Nos. 166 and 167]

Clause 59, page 40, line 7, at end insert— ("c) section (Adoption of Children abroad) of the Children Act 1975 for an order vesting the parental rights and duties relating to a child.")

Page 40, line 9, after ("authority") insert ("or a voluntary organization").

Lord WINTERBOTTOM

My Lords, with the permission of the House I should like to move Amendments Nos. 166 and 167 formally en blocbecause they were discussed with Amendments 147 to 164, the assumption of parental rights in Scotland. I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Lord Winterbottom.)