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HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesMy Lords, I wonder whether my noble friend is aware of the recent Age UK survey. It notes the relatively large number of elderly people who do not like using digital access for…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyMy Lords, I welcome the Statement from the Government. It is uplifting to see the shift from being just the corporate parent to it being our responsibility—all our…08 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringMy Lords, all the analysis of NEETs shows that the resilience of young people is an absolutely critical aspect of getting them into the modern labour market and labour force and…01 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI thank my noble friend for coming to the House today, but I hope he shares my disappointment. Because violence against women and girls covers so many issues, one key thing is…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, first I declare an interest as a recipient of a local government pension. I also congratulate my noble friend; having been a Local Government Minister for four years, I…08 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI think the noble Lord needs to hear my arguments first and then, when he comes to speak and in Committee, he can challenge them. The reality is that in the north-east we have…08 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Services: Online CommunicationsMy Lords, as chair of the Digital Inclusion Action Committee, I wonder whether I can intervene. I have just spent the last hour talking with two sub-committee chairs, the Minister…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we have already demonstrated today just how complex this issue is. We began talking about it on the last day in Committee and, as I said last week, it affects children…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank everyone for their contributions to this debate and to the previous one. This is complex and we all want to have good outcomes. I appreciate that the Minister is…27 Nov 2025HANSARDChild Grooming Victims: Compensation AwardsMy Lords, we discussed criminal exploitation of children last night. I know from my experience that a young woman was denied any compensation because of the way the trial was…20 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group, as the Minister has explained, are about child criminal exploitation. This is something that, quite honestly, when I started my career, we…19 Nov 2025HANSARDDigital IDMy Lords, I chair the Digital Inclusion Action Committee. I do that not because I am a digital expert like the two Front-Bench people opposite and my noble friend, but because I…14 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse and Rape Gangs InquiryMy Lords, following the grooming gang trial in the north-east, in Newcastle, the safeguarding committee said that one of the institutions that needed to be looked at was how the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have five amendments in this group, all of which come from my knowledge and understanding of evidence-based work. I declare my interest as a trustee of the Foundations…20 May 2025HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, I was told before the election that this was a GDPR issue, but it became very clear that it is not. Now that that is clear, every single one of the 23 local authorities…02 Apr 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundMy Lords, it seems clear that this support is critical for many children, and I am thinking in particular of children in kinship care. The problem is that at the moment the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Youth StrategyMy Lords, this is such an important issue. We have let down a generation of children and young people. The National Citizen Service, good as it was, and the International Citizen…13 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel and Aluminium TariffsMy Lords—12 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel and Aluminium TariffsMy Lords, will my noble friend comment on how she sees the development of steel in this country? I am pleased that the Opposition are now interested in that. I represented a…12 Mar 2025