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HANSARDBest Start Family HubsMy Lords, when in office, the party opposite oversaw an exponential rise in child poverty. It abolished Sure Start, the most successful programme which improved children’s…10 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate all the noble Lords and noble Baronesses on their excellent maiden speeches. In particular, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hobby, who, when I was…19 May 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I stand to support the Government in their attempt to create a situation where there is an adequate regulator for school admissions. At a time of greatly falling rolls,…25 Mar 2026HANSARDIran and the Middle EastCould the Minister comment on the emerging evidence from BBC Verify that a US Tomahawk missile hit an Iranian primary school in Minab, where more than 168 people, mostly children,…09 Mar 2026HANSARDIran and the Middle EastMy Lords—09 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak against Amendment 199, and I am following the very wise words of my noble friend Lady Morris in doing so. I just do not understand how this amendment would…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIf that was the case, let me apologise for saying that. They have got better at inclusion, and the noble Baroness is quite right to upbraid me on that. However, it is really…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWould the noble and learned Baroness, with her outstanding history in the law, recognise that women and men are not treated equally in the criminal justice system, nor in police…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWe have to ask the question of why there are these inequities. Other noble Lords have made longer interventions; I do not know why I am being barracked in this way.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I ask the noble Baroness how criminalisation of the mother would provide any protection against abortions on sex-selective grounds. That is the argument she is making,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan I say further—02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWill the noble Baroness then take the intervention?02 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is really late, but I tabled a similar amendment to this in Committee. Unregulated CEO pay is becoming an ever greater problem in the sector. Last year the policy think tank…28 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsMy Lords, in 2017 the National Education Union published, with UK Feminista, a report on girls’ experiences of sexual harassment in schools, called “I t ’ s Just Everywhere ” .…12 Jan 2026HANSARDToilet-training: Support for ParentsDoes the Minister agree that the exponential rise in child poverty in the period in government of the previous Administration caused huge harm to children in school readiness, in…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTeachers: Music, Drama, Art and Design, and DanceMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the recruitment of qualified teachers is clearly essential, and that the Government have made great strides in that the picture of…17 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support the improvement of the data produced by the Office for National Statistics.10 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsDoes my noble friend the Minister share my concern that the response rate to the Labour Force Survey dropped to just over 14.5% in 2023, down from nearly 48% a decade earlier, and…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy Lords, I very much welcome this new curriculum and its emphasis on widening the scope to engage more pupils. Does the Minister agree with me that when the Opposition talk about…10 Nov 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentDoes the Minister agree that a major factor in the persistence of youth unemployment is that 32% of 16 year-olds failed to achieve a grade 4 in English and Maths at GCSE in 2024?…16 Oct 2025