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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, has made a very clear case that providers of online and in-person tuition services should be subject to the same safeguarding checks as…02 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 a large group of very detailed amendments which seek to clarify the responsibilities that the Bill will place on providers and how they are expected to fulfil…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to this group, which, in common with some of the earlier groups, seeks to probe the Government’s position on some important, albeit quite…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will keep my remarks brief and focus on my own amendments in this group as I know that we have a very ambitious target to complete today; that noble Lords came in…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 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 BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 306 in my name, which would require the Department for Education to publish the aggregate GCSE results of those children registered as being…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren: Dangers of Screen TimeGiven what the Minister has just said and the points made by the noble Lord opposite, what is stopping the Government following the French health ministry in banning screens…01 Sept 2025HANSARDYoung Futures HubsMy Lords, can the Minister say a word about the role of the voluntary sector in these hubs? Often those are the organisations most trusted by young people. I take this opportunity…24 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendments 111A, 111B, 116A and 116B in my name seek to improve the Government’s proposal to mandate a single, detailed set of terms and conditions for all support…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this short but important debate. My noble friend Lord Agnew, the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, and the noble Lord, Lord Storey,…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill21 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I too was happy to put my name to the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord True, and agree with the points that my noble friends have made so far. In contrast…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillTo be clear, I also completely disagree with that, which is why I went on to say that I had worked with excellent Ministers, and we have excellent Ministers today.09 Jul 2025HANSARDGiving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made by her right honourable friend earlier today. Of course, we welcome the Government’s focus on early intervention and support…07 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, my noble friends and the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, have made a powerful case for the point of principle that underpins this group of amendments. I confess to agreeing with…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am so sorry to intervene on my noble friend again but, having introduced the group, he had a chance to make the points he needs to make. I think now is the time to…03 Jul 2025