M
Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 January 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
I wonder whether public opposition to the ban made Welsh Ministers wary of prosecuting hundreds of parents, opting instead for a non-prosecution policy that masked the reality of what they had done. During the progress of the Bill in Wales, they kept telling people that they were not criminalising smacking; indeed, the then deputy Social Services Minister, Julie Morgan, said:
About Hansard
Hansard is the official verbatim record of proceedings in the UK Parliament. Every word spoken in the Commons and Lords is recorded and published — this page is a single contribution from that record.
Partner sites