§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (The Earl of Mansfield)My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make new provision for Scotland as to the rights of occupancy of spouses in a matrimonial home and of cohabiting couples in the house where they cohabit; to provide for the transfer of the tenancy of a matrimonial home between the spouses in certain circumstances during marriage and on granting decree of divorce or nullity of marriage, and for the transfer of the tenancy of a house occupied by a cohabiting couple between the partners in certain circumstances; to strengthen the law relating to matrimonial interdicts; and for connected purposes. I beg to move that the Bill be now read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(The Earl of Mansfield.)
§ On Question, Bill read 1a; and to be printed.