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HANSARDPublic Service Ombudsman for EnglandMy Lords, this is about public confidence in our public services. If the system was working as well as the Minister seems to want to suggest, public confidence in our public…10 Jan 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, I begin by thanking the Minister. This Statement is welcome but, as I sure she would acknowledge, information for victims and their families is long overdue. Earlier…20 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool Meals: FundingMy Lords, of course that is very important, but is the Minister not ashamed that more families than ever cannot afford to feed their children properly—that family incomes, even…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022This is really just about making a change in order to keep things the same. We certainly agree with the decision about NHS trusts and foundation trusts but I have a question about…13 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the reprimand issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office to the Department for Education on 6…12 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. I liked what she said: this issue now has some momentum and political energy around it, and we all welcome that. It now…08 Dec 2022HANSARDScottish IndependenceMy Lords, is not the truth that neither the Scottish Government nor the UK Government are doing a good job for the Scottish people at the moment? Does the Minister not think the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDStrike ActionMy Lords, that being the case, why is it that this Government spent the summer aggravating the situation and failing to sit down with representatives to negotiate a settlement?…07 Dec 2022HANSARDInitial Teacher Training ProvidersMy Lords, data released by the DfE just last week showed that in the 2022-23 academic year there were just 444 trainee physics teachers across the whole of England. Some 400…05 Dec 2022HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits against Public ParticipationMy Lords, I do not think that there are many of us who are really buying this defence from the Minister today, but I can confirm that these Benches would be very happy to work…01 Dec 2022HANSARDEducation SystemMy Lords, all children need to be taught in a building that is safe, warm and dry, but in May this year leaked documents revealed that £13 billion of repairs to the school estate…30 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, what parents, health professionals, educators and retailers want is some consistency and clarity from the Government. Can the Minister confirm whether the Government…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEuropean University Institute (EU Exit) Regulations 2022We regret that we have had to get to this stage, but we understand why the Government are bringing forward this measure today. Could the Minister perhaps update us on where we are…15 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Workers (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022Similarly to the previous speakers, we broadly support these measures. The noble Lord, Lord Jones, has gone in on some very fine points of detail. I want to deal with a bit more…15 Nov 2022HANSARDKinship CareMy Lords, the Minister has said many times that she is considering this, and I trust she is doing so. Will she convey to the department the interest and sense of urgency in the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectMy Lords, another of the findings from Dame Rachel de Souza’s report was that the most common worries for families were financial, due to the increase in the cost of living and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I will allow a couple of seconds for people who have obviously got it off their chest during the first group to leave, in the hope that we do not go through the whole…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for her amendment because it roots our discussions in the real world of farmers and manufacturers and focuses our…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillAlthough what the Minister has just said is very welcome, ordinarily there would be engagement so that the Minister could make well-informed suggestions. Then, of course, a period…07 Nov 2022