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HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords—30 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, the Minister refers to this as a “complex question”. The fact is that Ministers may make this into a complex question by extending it beyond the simple question: should…30 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I urge the Minister to increase the incomes of social workers, so that they are not tempted to become agency workers, who are of course paid a lot more than social…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillVery briefly, I support my noble friend Lord Hampton in saying that education is fundamental here. You do not resolve poverty unless a child is put through education successfully.…19 Jun 2025HANSARDE-scooters, E-bikes and Pedal Bikes: LegislationMy Lords, will the Minister consider banning e-bikes and e-scooters on pavements and introduce a special lane on the road for these vehicles to rescue pedestrians from what is…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Having been sent to a boarding school for some years from the age of 10, it seems to me that the last place that somebody…17 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady. I am not a trade unionist, but I am very aware that there are sectors of the economy that are not unionised. Can the Minister…05 Jun 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceMy Lords, e-scooters are incredibly quiet and therefore dangerous on pavements. What action are the Government taking to prevent e-scooters being used on pavements?14 May 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, seemed to indicate that hereditary Peers may not exist here in the House of Lords in the future, and I think the noble Lord, Lord…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to the issue of people with autism and learning disabilities being detained in hospital. Clause 3(4) amends the Mental Health Act to prevent…31 Mar 2025HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords—24 Mar 2025HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords—24 Mar 2025HANSARDEducation (Assemblies) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak extremely briefly, but I endorse everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, said. It seems to me that morality is incredibly important in our society;…07 Feb 2025HANSARDSchools: Citizenship EducationMy Lords, does the Minister agree that people need maturity as well as education to vote responsibly and that, at 16, people might have a very good education but are unlikely to…05 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Treatment: Waiting TimesMy Lords, ADHD affects lots of children and, though treatable, it is often not treated. Can the Minister assure the House that treatment for ADHD will increase substantially to…03 Feb 2025HANSARDThames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water: Ofwat Proposed FinesMy Lords, I greatly respect the Minister, but I just wondered whether she would consider replacing the leaders of the water companies.29 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison Maintenance: InsourcingMy Lords, the Minister touched on this in his earlier comments. Does he agree that all prisoners should have an opportunity to work and earn while they are imprisoned?23 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: Charity SectorMy Lords, having worked with the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux some years ago, I am very conscious that most bureaux operate on an absolute shoestring. Will the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDIndependent Office for Police ConductMy Lords, having worked at the Police Complaints Authority for a number of years, I was impressed evermore by the extraordinary behaviour of the police officers who showed…18 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, may I make a brief intervention to suggest that it is not always men abusing women? I am very familiar with women who control the behaviour and lives of their spouses,…12 Dec 2024