Oral Question·Wales Office
“What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving digital connectivity in rural Wales.”
Tabled: 21 February 2023Answered: 1 March 2023
Asked by
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion Preseli
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Wales
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)
The welfare of the child must be the paramount consideration for family courts, which should follow the welfare checklist, as set out in the Children Act 1989. Our new approach to private law proceedings—the pathfinder pilot courts—focuses on problem solving, putting greater emphasis on the voice of the child, but we are acutely aware that more needs to be done.