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HANSARDGCSE and A-level Results: Attainment GapMy Lords, I too associate myself with the wishes and prayers that people have for the Royal Family. I submitted this topic for consideration, albeit in a short debate, because of…08 Sept 2022HANSARDInternational Development Strategy: VolunteeringMy Lords, I was delighted when the Government supported volunteering being part of the sustainable development goals as a key lever for good development, but I am bewildered that…12 Jul 2022HANSARDInternational Development Strategy: VolunteeringTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the role of volunteering within the United Kingdom’s international development strategy.12 Jul 2022HANSARDChild Vulnerability (Public Services Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Public Services Committee Children in crisis: the role of public services in overcoming child vulnerability (1st Report, Session…11 Jul 2022HANSARDChild Vulnerability (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for her responses. I was very relieved when I saw that she was to respond because I know, and have discussed with her, the work she did before she…11 Jul 2022HANSARDChild Vulnerability (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to introduce this report to the House before the Recess. The report makes it clear that the UK faces a crisis in child vulnerability. In England…11 Jul 2022HANSARDWorking from HomeMy Lords, I wonder if the Minister, following her very helpful replies to my noble friend, will ensure that the message she is giving to this House is also given to Members of the…04 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillMy Lords, I chair the Public Services Committee and we are currently concluding a report on workforce in the public sector. I hope the Minister will be able to read it and think…28 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer. I am sure that, having visited a whole range of countries across the world, he knows how important the work on…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSafeguarding of Young ChildrenI know that this Minister knows of the importance of voluntary organisations in working with the most disadvantaged, and sometimes the most vulnerable, families. Is she aware, and…24 May 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I too thank Josh MacAlister, his team and all the people from within the system he worked with. Josh came to the Public Services Committee, which I chair, as part of…24 May 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesMy Lords, I welcome the Government saying that there needs to be a range of treatment and not just the hard-end clinics. I declare my interest, as in the register, having recently…28 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Releasing Women into Safe and Secure HousingMy Lords, it is very clear that many women end up in circumstances where perpetrators of abuse exploit and take advantage of them if they are not in safe and secure housing. One…21 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade with the European UnionMy Lords, the north-east of England is the region which has had the most trade per head of population with the European Union. It is still largely a manufacturing economy. The…21 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I have indeed attended the meeting in New York with her in the past and I know her commitment to working with women…17 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, it seems to me that the Government need to look for levers to reinforce to the Saudi Administration that this sort of activity and behaviour is simply unacceptable to…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I apologise; when there are so many amendments in one group I can never work out just when people who are moving subsequent ones further down the line, as it were, ought…01 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, last week I met young people who had been working on programmes on reproductive and sexual health with the International Citizen Service and VSO. That programme was…28 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpWe are fed up with joyous optimism which does not have much underpinning. Can we have real attempts to tackle the things that are affecting people fundamentally? In the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling Up[ Inaudible .]07 Feb 2022