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HANSARDMusic Education: State SchoolsMy Lords, I thank everyone in the Chamber for such a rich debate, especially given the time pressures that we are all facing. I thank my noble friend Lady Keeley for opening this…24 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial CareMy noble friend raises an important point. If we are moving to a neighbourhood health service, we need to engage with local social care providers and make sure that they are part…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 183C, tabled by the Baroness, Lady Barran. I will begin by giving everyone in the Chamber some reassurance, although I am sure that I do not…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 166 was tabled by my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett. I echo the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and compliment her, as always, on the…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 183CD is in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for stepping into the gap so that we could have a…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe tender is going out in the summer. I believe that implementation will take some time and should be fully up and running by 2027.23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for the very compassionate comments that ran through their suggestions. By way of background, the new corporate parenting measures in the Bill will,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am from Yorkshire. A cup of tea and perhaps a piece of cake or a biscuit would be absolutely great. This is a very important point. We want to reassure the House of the level of…19 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetI remind the House that this is an opportunity for Back-Benchers to ask questions. We have several who want to intervene, and we will run out of time if we are not careful.19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will consider whether that is necessary when I get to the end of my speaking notes. To continue, the corporate parenting responsibilities will also apply to bodies that exercise…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThere is a deafening silence. I turn to group six and the amendments, all in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, which concern Clause 13: Amendments 138D, 138E and 139A.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAs always. That was the point that I was making. For all the reasons given, I would kindly ask the noble Baroness to withdraw her amendment.17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe noble Lord may say that. In my personal experience, there is no reason why local areas cannot put these arrangements in place. There have been circumstances with agencies in…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the amendments in this second group comprise new clauses on accommodation and capacity in children’s residential care, and seek to improve the capacity and, of course,…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group are all in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran. Just taking the amendments as they are, the majority of residential settings are…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have a feeling that I would not have any other option, given the comments I have received to date.12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions to this important area of the Bill. I think, hand on heart, we all know that children who need a social worker and children…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the noble Baroness for picking me up on that commitment. This is quite a detailed ask, but it is absolutely realistic that this is a new departure going forward and there…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I like the description of the hierarchy of needs and I hope noble Lords will forgive me if I jump around a bit as well in my summing up. It has been a very rich set of…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI apologise: I knew that I had missed the noble Baroness’s question. Yes, of course I will write on that important point.12 Jun 2025