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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the Bill contains a first step, possible underreach, possible overreach and, I think, a bonus. Clause 11 is a good first step as it brings about 1,000 vulnerable young…01 May 2025HANSARDPublic Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)My Lords, it was a privilege to serve on the Select Committee. I note that I have appeared before one public inquiry, the IICSA inquiry, and I hope it is not two as I stand ready…25 Apr 2025HANSARDTackling Child Sexual AbuseMy Lords, I had the duty to give evidence to IICSA while I was a Minister in the Department for Education, so I am grateful for the Government’s action on mandatory reporting. I…22 Apr 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundMy Lords, the funding that has been announced for the next financial year is welcome, and I know that the Government have said that funding going forward will be subject to the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened carefully to the Minister’s reasoning, but I am sure it will not be a surprise to her that there is now a matter of disagreement, so I wish to test the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am grateful for the Minister’s comments, the reassurance she has given and the details she will provide me with, so I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 34; I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for adding her name to it. I am grateful too to the Minister for beginning, by way of the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, the information I have is that Dominic Marley of the AMHP Leads Network had not seen a draft of the Bill that was to go before Parliament. Can the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief, bearing in mind the time. I have tabled these amendments again on Report, regarding the appropriate tribunal to hear the nominated person’s claims. I am…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, when there is not early identification, increasingly parents have been feeling that they have to withdraw their children from mainstream education and home-school them.…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 90B in my name in this group, and I am grateful for the relaxation of the rule so that one can speak in Committee having not been able to be…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI discussed Christians.12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrenuptial AgreementsMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for bringing today’s debate and for her tenacity on this issue and the wider issues of family law reform. With the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 159 and 160. Amendment 159 is similar to Amendment 143. It merely proposes a different notification procedure where a child has been…24 Feb 2025HANSARDValdo Calocane: NHS England ReportMy Lords, as the terms of reference of the inquiry are developed, could the Minister outline whether they will cover the key questions that have been raised about the criminal…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSchool Accountability and InterventionMy Lords, on the move from the duty to intervene to the power to intervene when a school is inadequate, the schools the Minister outlined that have taken a long time often have…06 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, I have previously raised with the Minister another issue with our marriage law with which he is familiar. There are cases where people—mainly women—go through a…03 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken and for the considered nature of the response and the clarification regarding the special guardianship. However, as we have…27 Jan 2025