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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe decision before us this evening in relation to Amendment 215 is whether we support the Government’s recent policy shift to tighten the guidance to schools about phones or…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group of amendments returns to the issue of balancing the rights of children who are excluded from school with those of other children and staff in the classroom.…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I just want to respond briefly to a couple of the remarks that were made about the amendments in my name. In relation to Amendment 198, I thank my noble friend Lord Nash…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI beg leave to withdraw Amendment 198 in my name.03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall make the case that Clause 58 should not stand part of the Bill, as set out in my Amendment 203. I am bringing this back because, in Committee, the Minister gave…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have one substantive amendment in this group, Amendment 220, which is also signed by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, asked…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the House is probably keener to hear from the Minister than from me. I am grateful to noble Lords for their remarks. It was clarified that there are exceptions in the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I start by acknowledging, as I am sure others in the House felt while listening to the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, her many years of battling—I am sure it feels like…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, she talked, in relation to my Amendment 236 and homework, about the Government’s concerns about equality of access to devices at home, but she…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, on these Benches, as is true across the House, of course we want our children to have the highest standards of mental health and well-being, and the data to support…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI appreciate the noble Baroness’s concession of updating the admissions code but, unfortunately, as quickly as it can be updated it can also be re-updated, so I would like to test…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, my noble friends have made a compelling human, practical and democratic case for the role of Parliament in expressly approving school closures in the event of a future…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the Minister says that phones have no place in schools and that the Government want a national reset. I say that we need our amendment. I wish to test the opinion of the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the Minister for those remarks. They are slightly disappointing, and certainly the Government’s reforms are doing an awful lot of heavy lifting. I am not going to press my…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall start, where the noble Lord, Lord Storey, finished in recognising the work of Lord Soley, who devoted many years to this issue. I hope somewhere, in his…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe Minister always says warm and wise words—well, some of the time.28 Jan 2026