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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI hope it is not breaking confidences to say that the department had done a lot of thinking about this 18 months ago, so we are not starting from a standing start. If the Minister…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in my name in this group and make the case that Clause 47 should not stand part of the Bill. There are three main reasons for our…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I had better start with an apology to the Whips: my comments are a bit detailed, but they are quite detailed amendments—but I am still pleased to introduce them. We on…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am very reassured by the Minister’s final remarks. I believe the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, was in the Chamber when I tried to respond to the comments of the noble Baroness,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThird time lucky, my Lords. I thank the Minister for her remarks and, in particular, her encouraging comments in relation to my amendment to Clause 39; I think that people will…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group has elicited another excellent debate and, like other noble Lords, on these Benches we remain unclear what problem the Government are trying to solve. The…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am delighted to speak to Amendment 448 in my name and to support Amendment 448A in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Storey and Lord Hampton, to which I have added my…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the Minister spoke about 40% of schools identified for “conversion”. I just wonder, for the sake of Hansard , whether she meant “sponsorship”. Conversion is a choice to…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we return. I rise to speak to the amendments to Clause 49, including my intention that Clause 49 should not stand part of the Bill. It is of course reasonable for the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will keep my comments brief. We have had an excellent debate and these Benches support the aims of this clause: to ensure that children learn in settings, where they…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, on behalf of all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate, I thank the Minister for her response. I absolutely support the sentiment just expressed by my noble…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this is the briefest of brief debates, so I think the Committee hangs on the Minister’s every word at this point. The group contains a large number of probing…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, these amendments relate to children, particularly those with education, health and care plans, and the use of school attendance orders. If I understood correctly, the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group includes a series of amendments, including several from my noble friends Lord Lucas and Lord Wei, on the Government’s proposed approach to school attendance…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the Minister for that clarification. What I wrote down is “not producing the results we expect”. We can check in Hansard whether that is what she actually said. I suppose…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillVery briefly, in new Section 436C(3) local authorities already have the power in legislation to include, “any other information the local authority considers appropriate”. My…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, all the amendments in this group in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Wei, ably presented by my noble friend Lord Lucas, seek exemptions from or exceptions to the basic…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group again covers a large number of very technical amendments. Some of them appear to me to be at the more speculative rather than the probing end of the spectrum.…02 Sept 2025